Mr. President,
On behalf of the Member States
of the Group of 77 and China I have the honour this afternoon to introduce
for the consideration of the General Assembly, the draft resolution
entitled, “International
Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States”, which
has been issued as document A/59/L63. The following delegates
are additional co-sponsors – Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Turkey` and Tuvalu.
Mr. President,
The draft resolution addresses the outcome of the International Meeting
held in Mauritius from 10-14 January 2005 which had as its principal
focus a review of the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action
for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. The
draft resolution in paragraph 2, endorses the outcome of the International
Meeting embodied in the Mauritius Declaration and the Mauritius Strategy
for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States. Their adoption was the
culmination of months of extensive preparations and of intensive negotiations
among delegations at the International Meeting.
The draft resolution focuses special attention on implementation and
calls for concrete measures to fulfill the agreed commitments and urges
all parties, governments and international agencies towards effective
action. This is the principal theme of paragraphs 4, 5 and 6. In paragraph
7 the draft recommends that the outcomes of the meeting be taken into
consideration at the High-level Plenary of the General Assembly to be
held between 14-16 September 2005 and in its preparatory process.
Of particular importance also is the role of the Secretariat in advancing
co-ordinated and coherent implementation. Accordingly, Operative paragraphs
8, 9, 10 and 11 calls for particular measures to be taken by the Secretary-General
and the agencies within the international system.
The co-sponsors take the opportunity to express its deep appreciation
to the Government and people of Mauritius for hosting the International
Meeting and for making all the necessary arrangements for reaching a
successful outcome.
Mr. President,
The constructive proposals in the draft resolution merit the support
of the international community. The widespread consultation allowed for
the views and interests of the UN membership to be accommodated in a
consensus text. On this basis, we invite the General Assembly to give
favourable consideration to the draft resolution and express the hope
that it will meet the unanimous approval of the Assembly.
Thank you Mr. President.
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