Speaking today in Fiji's capacity as 2013 Chair of the Group of 77 and China, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Peter Thomson, urged international support to increase levels of support for Small Island Developing Countries (SIDs).

The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals met at the United Nations today to discuss means of implementation of science and technology knowledge-sharing and capacity building.  The Open Working Group is tasked with producing a report in 2014 on the Sustainable Development Goals for inclusion in the world's Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Fiji's Minister for Women, Dr Jiko Luveni, addressed the UNIDO General Conference in Lima, Peru today. Speaking in Fiji's capacity as the Chair of the Group of 77 and China, Minister Luveni's statement followed on directly after the speeches given by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Ollanto Humala of Peru.