President H.E. Dr Mohamed Muizzu co-chaired the Interactive Dialogue, "Revitalizing SIDS' Economies for Accelerated and Sustainable Growth," on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda today. H.E. Anders Adlercreutz, the Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering of the Republic of Finland, co-chaired the Dialogue with the President. As co-chair, President Dr Muizzu delivered opening and closing remarks during the Dialogue.
The Interactive Dialogue held a fireside chat with H.E. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and President of the Conference, and H.E. Debra Anne Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior of the United States of America, as participants, with Mr Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, as moderator.
The Dialogue also held two presentations by panellists, Mr Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Mr Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). Several Heads of State and Delegations attending the SIDS4 Summit delivered interventions at the Dialogue.
This is the first of five Interactive Dialogues at the SIDS4 Conference from May 27 to 30, 2024, in Antigua and Barbuda.
