Embarking on Mauritius Strategy implementation

UNESCO has contributed distinctively to the forwardplanning process associated with the review of the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA) for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and to the
International UN Meeting in Mauritius (10-14 January 2005), through events that highlighted the role of culture, youth visioning for island living, communities in action, ocean and coastal management and a civil society forum. This contribution is underpinned by a resolution (32 C/Res.48) adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in 2003. This booklet provides glimpses of the Organization’s initial activities during 2005 in support of the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, with particular emphasis on those carried out and supported by Field Offices.