8. To provide access to affordable essential drugs
in the developing world –in collaboration with
pharmaceutical companies
9. To avail benefits of new technologies,
especially informationand communications,in
collaboration with the private sector
Hinweis der Redaktion
Open to all business; non discriminatory that does not pick or choose countries in trading but includes all
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are maritime countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Their growth and development is also held back by high communication, energy and transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes, disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no opportunity to create economies of scale.
Lack of territorial access to the sea, remoteness and isolation from world markets and high transit costs continue to impose serious constraints on the overall socio-economic development of landlocked developing countries.