Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States A/RES/73/228 3. Further takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Assessment resulting from the evolving mandates of the small island developing States units of the Secretariat”, submitted pursuant to resolution 72/217; 15 4. Reaffirms the outcome document of the third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, 5 and urges its speedy, full and effective implementation, as well as effective monitoring, follow-up and review; 5. Urges the full and effective implementation of the commitments and partnerships announced at the Conference and the fulfilment of the provisions o n all means of implementation, as contained in the Samoa Pathway; 6. Welcomes the continuing commitment of the international community to take urgent and concrete action to address the vulnerabilities of small island developing States and to continue to seek solutions, including additional ones, to the major challenges facing them in a concerted manner in order to support the full implementation of the Samoa Pathway; 7. Recalls the sustainable development priorities for small island developing States identified in the Samoa Pathway and set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 16 as well as the outcome documents of all related United Nations conferences and processes, and, recognizing the interlinkages between them, urges consideration of these interlinkages through their implementation; 8. Also recalls paragraph 6 of resolution 72/217, notes that the high-level political forum on sustainable development shall devote adequate time at its 2019 meeting and at its future meetings to continuing to address the sustainable development challenges facing small island developing States and the follow-up to and implementation of the Samoa Pathway, and encourages the high -level political forum to devote sufficient attention to these discussions, bearing in mind that small island developing States are a special case for sustainable development, as well as to lessons learned from the follow-up and review processes of previous conferences on small island developing States and their outcome documents; 9. Reiterates the call, made in the declaration entitled “Our ocean, our future: call for action”, 17 for action to be taken, on an urgent basis, to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and urges its implementation, while recognizing the importa nt contributions of the partnership dialogues and voluntary commitments made in the context of the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resource s for sustainable development, to the effective and timely implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 and therefore urges the fulfilment of these commitments; 10. Recognizes the efforts to implement the Global Action Programme on Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States, and encourages its continued implementation in all small island developing States regions to address challenges related to food security and nutrition, including through, inter alia, the Interregional Initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; 11. Acknowledges that small island developing States are committed to the implementation of the Samoa Pathway and are mobilizing resources at the national and regional levels to that effect, despite their limited resource base, and calls upon __________________ 15 16 17 18-22551 A/73/345. Resolution 70/1. Resolution 71/312, annex. 5/9