Ambassdor Webson and Ambassador Frazier, Co-chairs of the Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,
I am pleased to join you today at this 6th annual Global Multi-stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue. ?I share this honour with my colleague, Mrs. Fekita ‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS.
Close collaboration between DESA and OHRLLS is important in supporting SIDS. Together, we support implementation of the SAMOA Pathway and promote the SIDS Partnership Framework, designed to monitor progress of existing partnerships, and stimulate the launch of new, genuine and durable partnerships for the sustainable development of SIDS.
The theme of this year’s Global Dialogue is “Fostering effective partnerships to realize the decade of action in the context of COVID-19 and beyond”. It is aligned with the overall theme of the current session of the High-level Political Forum, taking into account the harsh reality of the pandemic, and the uncertain prospects for sustainable development around the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic is projected to inflict the worst global recession since the Great Depression of the 30s, sparing no country or region. Due to their vulnerabilities, many SIDS are likely to be severely affected by:
As many of the world’s top scientists work hard on developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, governments need to find the credible solutions for social and economic recovery and for building back better. The road map for doing so is the 2030 Agenda.
This Global Dialogue provides a valuable platform to reflect on partnerships for SIDS in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Well designed and developed partnerships can bring a myriad of benefits. They are crucial for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SAMOA Pathway.
Partnerships can help us bring together additional resources. They can help us share our ideas and the lessons for our collective global recovery. Partnerships can also help us create collective legitimacy and knowledge, as well as mechanisms for collective learning and complex problem solving.
Yet, our work has also shown that effective partnering is a skill that needs to be learned and nurtured. We must collectively ensure that our civil servants, institutions, private companies, civil society organizations – indeed all relevant stakeholders – are fit for partnering.
Collaboration and outreach are key to this. We must scale up our partnership initiatives and take the partnerships framework to the regional and national level. Successful models for outreach and collaboration can be found in the three regional and one interregional meetings of SIDS. These took place as part of the preparatory process for the Mid-Term Review of the SAMOA Pathway.
Dear Co-chairs and colleagues,
We should consider scaling up where applicable for the Partnerships Framework. This concerns how we truly pinpoint the challenges we are trying to solve, collaborate with our regional and national partners and add value to their work.
For a true partnership, each contributor must benefit from the collaboration. For this, we must learn to see our work through the eyes of our potential partners. It is important that we bring all stakeholders to the table to nurture sound partnerships.
DESA stands ready to continue its support for the SIDS Partnership Framework.
I wish you a very productive SIDS Partnership Dialogue and look forward with interest to the outcomes.
Thank you.
I am pleased to join you today at this 6th annual Global Multi-stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue. ?I share this honour with my colleague, Mrs. Fekita ‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS.
Close collaboration between DESA and OHRLLS is important in supporting SIDS. Together, we support implementation of the SAMOA Pathway and promote the SIDS Partnership Framework, designed to monitor progress of existing partnerships, and stimulate the launch of new, genuine and durable partnerships for the sustainable development of SIDS.
The theme of this year’s Global Dialogue is “Fostering effective partnerships to realize the decade of action in the context of COVID-19 and beyond”. It is aligned with the overall theme of the current session of the High-level Political Forum, taking into account the harsh reality of the pandemic, and the uncertain prospects for sustainable development around the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic is projected to inflict the worst global recession since the Great Depression of the 30s, sparing no country or region. Due to their vulnerabilities, many SIDS are likely to be severely affected by:
- falling tourism revenues,
- reduced remittance and capital flows,
- volatility of commodity prices, and
- growing debt servicing burdens.
As many of the world’s top scientists work hard on developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, governments need to find the credible solutions for social and economic recovery and for building back better. The road map for doing so is the 2030 Agenda.
This Global Dialogue provides a valuable platform to reflect on partnerships for SIDS in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Well designed and developed partnerships can bring a myriad of benefits. They are crucial for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SAMOA Pathway.
Partnerships can help us bring together additional resources. They can help us share our ideas and the lessons for our collective global recovery. Partnerships can also help us create collective legitimacy and knowledge, as well as mechanisms for collective learning and complex problem solving.
Yet, our work has also shown that effective partnering is a skill that needs to be learned and nurtured. We must collectively ensure that our civil servants, institutions, private companies, civil society organizations – indeed all relevant stakeholders – are fit for partnering.
Collaboration and outreach are key to this. We must scale up our partnership initiatives and take the partnerships framework to the regional and national level. Successful models for outreach and collaboration can be found in the three regional and one interregional meetings of SIDS. These took place as part of the preparatory process for the Mid-Term Review of the SAMOA Pathway.
Dear Co-chairs and colleagues,
We should consider scaling up where applicable for the Partnerships Framework. This concerns how we truly pinpoint the challenges we are trying to solve, collaborate with our regional and national partners and add value to their work.
For a true partnership, each contributor must benefit from the collaboration. For this, we must learn to see our work through the eyes of our potential partners. It is important that we bring all stakeholders to the table to nurture sound partnerships.
DESA stands ready to continue its support for the SIDS Partnership Framework.
I wish you a very productive SIDS Partnership Dialogue and look forward with interest to the outcomes.
Thank you.
File date:
Friday, July 10, 2020