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environmental well-being of the region, including in the areas of tourism, trade,
commerce and the marine sector,
Bearing in mind also the support that Caribbean States have received from the
United Nations in their efforts to advance the implementation of the Mauritius
Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, 1
Noting the support that the United Nations Environment Programme has been
extending for the implementation of the environmental and sustainable development
programmes of the Caribbean Community, including its close collaboration with the
Sustainable Development Unit of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, and related
national and regional institutions,
Expressing appreciation, in this context, for the technical role of the United
Nations Environment Programme in building cooperation linkages among the small
island developing States of the Caribbean Community, and in facilitating the
assessment by them of the implications of their adaptation to climate change, which
will guide future United Nations Environment Programme climate change
programmes in the region,
Taking note of the outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the
General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, 2 in which Heads of State
and Government recognized the unique and particular vulnerabilities of small island
developing States and reaffirmed their commitment to urgent and concrete action to
address those vulnerabilities through the full and effective implementation of the
Mauritius Strategy, and taking note also of the outcome document of the High-level
Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further
Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of
Small Island Developing States, 3 held on 24 and 25 September 2010 in New York,
Noting that the Caribbean region is the second most hazard-prone region in the
world, with frequent exposure to devastating natural hazards, including earthquakes,
floods, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and concerned that their increased
frequency, intensity and destructive power continue to pose a challenge to the
development of the region,
Recalling the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 and
the ongoing challenges that the country continues to face given the scale of the
disaster, and calling for renewed attention to the critical situation in Haiti as well as
the fulfilment of pledges made to assist Haiti in its long-term recovery and
sustainable development initiatives,
Noting that in October and November 2010, parts of the Caribbean region,
including Haiti, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, were severely
affected, in varying degrees of intensity, by Hurricane Tomas which caused
significant loss of life and extensive damage to infrastructure, with consequent
negative effects on the development efforts of the countries affected,
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1
See Report of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Port Louis, Mauritius, 10–14 January 2005
(United Nations publication, Sales No. E.05.II.A.4 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.
2
See resolution 65/1.
3
See resolution 65/2.
2