UN Division for Sustainable Development [to 12 December 2015]
http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
SDGs: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics

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Establishment of the SIDS Partnership Framework
10 Dec 2015 – On 4 December 2015, the General Assembly’s Second Committee adopted a draft resolution that decides to establish the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnership Framework in line with the priorities of Small Island developing States.

The establishment of the SIDS Partnership Framework was requested by the outcome of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, the SAMOA Pathway, in order to monitor and ensure the full implementation of pledges and commitments through partnerships for Small Island developing States, and encourage new, genuine and durable partnerships for the sustainable development of SIDS.

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SG’s High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport to advance transport solutions to climate change
8 Dec 2015 – The UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport, meeting on the margins of the Paris Climate Conference, pledged to highlight the critical role that sustainable transport will play in addressing climate change.

“Transport is currently responsible for nearly a quarter of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. “The Advisory Group can help make sustainable transport a part of the solution to the climate crisis.”

The 16 members of the Group asserted that through innovation—in operations and policy as well as in technology—the transport sector can lower emissions while ensuring access to markets, services and social interaction for people in all parts of the world…