CONFERENCE: Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States

The United Nations has declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States.


Linked to this is the 'Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States'. The conference

'will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, to be preceded by activities related to the conference from 28 to 30 August 2014, also in Apia, Samoa. It will focus the world's attention on a group of countries that remain a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities.'