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Brussels Policy Briefing, 4 April Brussels Policy Briefing, 4 April 20122012

Addressing the vulnerabilities

of small island developing States (SIDS)

more effectivelyPierre EncontrePierre Encontre

UNCTADUNCTAD

United Nations Conferenceon Trade and Development

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SIDS more vulnerable thanother developing countries

(all data based on the UN's Economic Vulnerability Index)

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LDC-SIDSLDC-SIDS Other treatmentsOther treatments

A complex A complex pattern of pattern of

special special treatments for treatments for SIDS, yet no SIDS, yet no

special special treatment by treatment by

virtue of virtue of SIDS statusSIDS status

UN-related UN-related travel travel support for support for LDCsLDCs

MarketMarket access:access:* GSP (USA)* GSP (USA)* AGOA* AGOA* EU: EPAs; * EU: EPAs; ex-LDCs (3 yrs)ex-LDCs (3 yrs) ::

DevelopmentDevelopment financing:financing:* WB's "small island * WB's "small island exception" (IDA)exception" (IDA)* ADB, AfDB* ADB, AfDB* EU (EDF…)* EU (EDF…) ::

Technical assistance:Technical assistance:* Various partners* Various partners* EIF after graduation* EIF after graduation* UN-related travel * UN-related travel support after graduationsupport after graduation(3 yrs)(3 yrs)

Market access:Market access:GSP:GSP: AustraliaAustralia

CanadaCanadaEU (EBA)EU (EBA) ::

WTO:WTO:ConcessionsConcessions ::

Development financing:Development financing:DonorsDonors ::

Technical Technical assistance:assistance:EIFEIF

Ad hoc treatments:Ad hoc treatments:Maldives, 2005Maldives, 2005Samoa, 2009Samoa, 2009

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SIDS AND THE UN: STATE OF AFFAIRSSIDS AND THE UN: STATE OF AFFAIRS

DescriptionDescriptionandand

measurementmeasurementof vulnerabilitiesof vulnerabilities

UN action:UN action:good intentions,good intentions,

missed opportunitiesmissed opportunities

Special Special treatment:treatment:a question a question

usuallyusuallyskippedskipped

(UNCTAD)In whatsense is

vulnerability

a problem?

Couldspecial

treatmentmake

resilience-building action

more effective?

What UN action

accordingly ?

SIDS morevulnerable

Acuteeconomic

dependence

the"island

paradox"

Devel.financing

Marketaccess

Techn.assistance

AdoptSIDS

criteriaRevisit

graduationrule

Establishan "integr.framework"

for SIDS

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Five lines of UN action actively supported by UNCTADFive lines of UN action actively supported by UNCTAD

LINES OFACTION

UNCTAD ACTIONIN 2012

RELEVANTSTAKEHOLDERS

TIME FRAME

Help least developedSIDS make the best

possible use of LDC status

Istanbul Programmeof Action: 2011-2020

Help graduating SIDSachieve a "smooth

transition"

Developmentpartners, ECOSOC, GA

Ad Hoc WorkingGroup of the GA in 2012

Help SIDS in generalfind avenues for

"SIDS treatment"

UNCTAD expert meetingon addressing

vulnerabilities: Dec. 2011

All stakeholders

involved in supporting theMauritius Strategy

Two yearsleft before next SIDSConference (2014)

Achieve progress toward defining

SIDS

UNCTAD expert meetingrecommended an exchange

of views on SIDS criteria

Several UN and non-UNentities interested

Review of criteria to beundertaken at technical level

in 2012

Inputs to the work of theCDP on SIDS in 2013

CDP report will go toECOSOC, where

development partnerswill be able to consider the

idea of "SIDS status"

Enable the CDP in 2013 to make

recommendations toward SIDS

status

Advisory servicesat country level

(e.g. Samoa in 2012-2013)

Implementation ofIstanbul Programme

of Action for LDCs

ECOSOC, GA,development

partners

CDP in March 2013

ECOSOC in July 2013

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Thank youThank you

pierre.encontre@unctad.org