Fourth International Conference on Small Islands Developing States opens in Antigua and Barbuda

Excerpt and Photo from sprep.org

“We are gathered here not merely to reiterate our challenges but to demand and enact solutions,” stressed H.E Gaston Alphonso Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda as he opened the Fourth International Conference on Small Islands Developing States (SIDS4) today.

The SIDS4 held from 27 – 30 May 2024 brings together over 3,000 delegates to develop and support the blueprint known as the “Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS) that will guide Small Islands Developing States towards resilient prosperity in partnership with the international community.

Acknowledging the special circumstances of SIDS, the conference, which is held every ten years looks to drive support for implementing the ABAS to bring all SIDS closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.