Sevilla, Spain
Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,
Honourable Hussain Mohamed Latheef, Vice President of the Maldives,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Participants,
It is an honour to join you in this important event, especially with PM Garton Brown, the political advocate for SIDS SDG financing.
Our pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals depends on a global financing architecture that is fair, effective, and responsive in meeting today’s challenges.
The new Debt Sustainability Support Service (DSSS), born from SID4 in Antigua and Barbuda, is an important step in this direction.
Financing is the fuel for sustainable development. Yet, many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are running on…