At the request of UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Ban Ki-moon, the UN Ambassadors of the 134 Member States of the Group of 77 and China met in New York yesterday.  The meeting was Chaired by Fiji's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Peter Thomson.

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.