Resolution on SIDS adopted by the UNESCO General Conference at its Thirty-second session (29 September-17 October 2003)

In October 2003, the UNESCO General Conference at its thirty-second session adopted a resolution (32 C/Res. 48) specifically addressed to the 'Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States: further implementation and review of the Barbados Programme of Action (Barbados+10)'. The draft of this resolution was submitted by 15 of UNESCO's Pacific Member States, supported by Member States in other regions, and was considered by each of the five substantive programme commissions of the UNESCO General Conference. As subsequently adopted by the plenary of the General Conference, the resolution includes operative paragraphs addressed to Member States and Associate Members, non-governmental organizations in official relations with UNESCO, and the Director-General, and addresses the continued implementation of the BPoA, participation in the preparations for an international meeting with high-level segment (Mauritius, 10-14 January 2005), and reporting to UNESCO's governing bodies on the planning, outcomes and follow-up of the Mauritius meeting. See the Resolution in English - Franįais - Espaņol