The United Nations has taken responsibility for the implementation of the S.A.M.O.A. Pathway outcome document.
During a press conference held yesterday at the 2014 Third Small Island Developing States (S.I.D.S.) conference, United Nations Secretary General, Tupua Ban Ki-moon, said that leaders had expressed to him their concerns about the implementation of the outcomes of the conference.
“What is the accountability, what is the mechanism of ensuring this implementation?” Tupua said about what leaders had expressed to him, earlier in the day.
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“That is, I think, a most important issue,” he said.
“We have been discussing all (this for) many, many years what should be done. We have identified the programmes and we have agreed with many of the recommendations and ideas.”
He said what was important was how the tools, ways and means were provided to countries to help ensure that these promises and agreements are implemented.
“Now I would like to say it this way at the international, regional and national level the S.A.M.O.A. Pathway implementation should be high at the agenda of the General Assembly,” he said.
He said the U.N.’s specialised agencies, the World Band and the International Monetary Fund would be involved in implementing the S.A.M.O.A Pathway document.
As would the Agency’s five regional commissions, such as the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), all of whom were all fully engaged in implanting decisions that the U.N. is fully accountable for, he said.
“Then at the regional level, all regional entities should focus on implementation,” he said.
“At the national level I am asking the leaders of member states to have this S.A.M.O.A. Pathway reflected in their national planning.
“Again, I am sure you know that the United Nations will be accountable on this.”
Asked why there had been little to no action following the last two S.I.D.S. conferences, Tupua said while many recommendations and declarations had been adopted, concerns had been raised by member states.
“There have been a lot of discussion and even concerns raised by the member states particularly developing ones that many of the promises and declarations have not been met,” he said.
“Particularly in the area of financing.
“So member states have been discussing, since the beginning of this year, very seriously how we can make sure that there will be…ways and means particularly in financing and capacity building.”
He said this is work that when it comes to general financing for developing nations member states will be done, before it is adopted into the Social Development Goals (S.D.G.s) post 2015 agenda.
“Then this will be accompanied together with implementation mechanism,” he said.
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