[SIDS4 Conference] – Stakeholder Registration now open! (Deadline 26 April)

4^th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)
27 – 30 May 2024, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

Registration is now open for accredited stakeholders!

The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) will be held from 27 to 30 May 2024 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda under the overarching theme of “Charting the course toward resilient prosperity“. The Conference will seek to assess the ability of SIDS to achieve sustainable development, including the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. It will result in an intergovernmentally agreed, focused, forward-looking and action-oriented political outcome document.

Representatives of accredited non-governmental organizations, major groups and other relevant stakeholders can now register to attend the SIDS4 Conference until 26 April 2024. Please note that there will be no on-site registration for stakeholders.

Which stakeholders can register to attend the SIDS4 Conference?

Non-governmental organizations, major groups and other relevant stakeholder organizations that fall under the following categories will be able to request registration for their representatives to attend the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4):

1. Non-governmental organizations and major groups identified in Agenda 21 and other stakeholders in consultative status with ECOSOC. You can check if your organization has consultative status with ECOSOC here.

2. Organizations that were accredited to any of the following previous United Nations Conferences on SIDS (please click on the individual links below for details):

• Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, 26 April-6 May 1994, Bridgetown, Barbados;
• International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, 10-14 January 2005, Port Louis, Mauritius; and/or
• Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, 1-4 September 2014, Apia, Samoa.

3. Organizations that have been granted special accreditation by the Preparatory Committee of the SIDS4 Conference (please check the approved list here).

For a consolidated list of organizations that received special accreditation to attend the SIDS4 Conference, please, check here.

How to register?

Please note:

• There will be no on-site registration for stakeholders. All requests for registration must be submitted by 26 April 2024.
• Organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC whose statuses have been suspended by the UN NGO Committee will not be able to request for registration to the SIDS4 Conference, irrespective of previous accreditation to past UN Conferences.
• If your organization is both in consultative status with ECOSOC and has also been accredited to one of the Conferences listed above, your representatives should register using the dedicated link for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC.
• Each organization will be able to register up to 10 representatives. If more than 10 are registered under one organization, the Secretariat will approve the registrations in the order that they have been received and up to 10.
• All requests for registration will be reviewed on a rolling basis and approved participants will receive letters of confirmation from the Conference Secretariat. Please, allow between 5 – 10 working days for the review of registration requests.
• The deadline for registration is 26 April 2024 (5pm, EDT/New York Time).
• Interested stakeholders are encouraged to request for registration as soon as possible.
• Participants under 18 years old will need to be accompanied by a Chaperone who must be duly registered to attend the SIDS4 Conference. This information must be included in the affiliation letter to be uploaded onto the registration platform.
• Registered participants are responsible for all necessary arrangements related to their in-person participation, including travel, visa and others, as appropriate.
• For logistical information including accommodation and visa requirement, please check the dedicated host country website.

Please also note that the United Nations does not charge fees for participation in Conferences and events. If you are aware of possible scams, please email us using this email address (sids4@un.org).

For details, please, check: https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/sids2024/stakeholders#participation

For more information about the SIDS4 Conference, please visit : https://sdgs.un.org/smallislands/about-sids4