SIDS, face greater gaps to achieving the SDG than the rest of the world.
The newly released 2023 Sustainable Development Report for SIDS is a special edition of the SDG Index to assess where SIDS stand in terms of SDG progress.
Addressing structural vulnerability and financing the SDG's in the Small Islands Developing States including islands nations of the Pacific region has been given profound attention of the United Nations.
The Sustainable Development Report for SIDS 2023 is the culmination of research work, analysis and policy brief that started jointly by the United Nations Resident Coordinator system in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) three years ago, for the United Nations to generate knowledge products that could assist SIDS at the time they transition from the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway to a new 10-year plan for resilient prosperity.
In the production of this multi-pillar analysis, under the leadership of Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs and with the direct engagement of Vice-President and Head of Paris Office Guillaume Lafortune, Dr. Isabella Massa, Grayson Fuller and Dr. Bermont Díaz, SDSN has led the technical work jointly with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau, Dr. Simona Marinescu, and the other United Nations Resident Coordinators and their offices. Other major contributors to the data and analyses in this report include Samory Touré and Juliette Douillet.
Through various meetings and events jointly held with the governments of SIDS and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), valuable contributions have been collected and factored into the analysis to ensure the robustness and technical soundness of the recommendations provided by the authors.
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