$1.9 billion pledged in sustainable development partnerships [DESA]

DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [to 6 September 2014]
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news.html

$1.9 billion pledged in sustainable development partnerships
4 September 2014, Apia, Samoa
Nearly 300 partnerships between governments, businesses and civil society organizations from all over the world have been registered to support small island developing states bringing the total value of these commitments to over USD $1.9 billion, the United Nations announced today at the conclusion of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States.