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SIDS Global Business Network Forum
The SIDS Global Business Network (SIDS-GBN) Forum 2024 will be held from May 25-26, 2024 in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, as the premier event that bridges the private sector and Small Island Developing States to forge partnerships for the next decade of action for SIDS.
To bring the voice of the private sector into the Fourth International Conference on SIDS (SIDS4), the Outcomes of the Forum will feature in discussions at a dedicated private sector roundtable during SIDS4.
The Forum will explore key themes such as blue-green growth, community empowerment, the enabling business environment, as well as financing and investment.
Do you want to participate in our SIDS4 Private Sector Roundtable?
The SIDS4 Private Sector Roundtable (28 May, Antigua and Barbuda) will gather leaders from the private sector, island governments, and development partners for a focused discussion on partnerships for resilient island economies and the means to ensure an active private sector engagement in implementing the next SIDS programme of action. If you are interested in participating as a speaker, click here (deadline, 17 May).
Serving 92 vulnerable member states.
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) supports groups of vulnerable countries in the United Nations system. The 45 Least Developed Countries, 32 Landlocked Developing Countries and 39 Small Island Developing States have their own special challenges.
Events
New publication: Least developed countries in facts & figures
Least Developed
Countries
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) represent the poorest and most vulnerable segment of the international community.
Landlocked Developing
Countries
Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) face challenges due to their remoteness, lack of territorial access to the sea and significant distance from world markets.
A Guide to Least Developed Country Graduation (2022)
Small Island
Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are remote from world markets and suffer from climate change and fragile natural environments.
Multidimensional Vulnerability Index
A High-Level Panel was convened by the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2022 to develop a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI). It is intended that the MVI, using a data-driven approach to define what it means to be vulnerable, will support an evidence-based approach to development policy and decision making, especially in the context of increasingly scarce external financing resources.