A/RES/80/136 GA

United Nations A/RES/80/136 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2025 25-20752 (E) *2520752* Eightieth session Agenda item 18 (b) Sustainable development: follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2025 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/80/555, para. 7)] 80/136. Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity The General Assembly, Reaffirming the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity, 1 which sets out the sustainable development priorities of small island developing States and which will guide the international community’s collaboration and partnership with small island developing States over the next decade, Reaffirming also the continued applicability of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway,2 the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States 3 and the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, 4 and noting that, despite the considerable progress small island developing States have made over the past three decades, the vision of these programmes of action remains unmet, _______________ 1 Resolution 78/317, annex. 2 Resolution 69/15, annex. 3 Report of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Port Louis, Mauritius, 10–14 January 2005 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.05.II.A.4 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 4 Report of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 April–6 May 1994 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.94.I.18 and corrigenda), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. A/RES/80/136 Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity 25-20752 2/7 Recognizing that the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States is consistent with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 5 the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,6 the Sevilla Commitment of the Fourth International Conference on Financing For Development,7 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change8 and the Paris Agreement,9 as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,10 the New Urban Agenda11 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 12 and that implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States will enable small island developing States to make progress towards these agendas, Welcoming the convening of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla, Spain, and reaffirming its outcome document, the Sevilla Commitment, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/323 of 25 August 2025, which sets forth a renewed global framework for financing for development, building on the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda, 13 to close with urgency the estimated annual 4 trillion United States dollar financing gap, 14 and catalyse sustainable development investments at scale in developing countries and continue the reform of the international financial architecture through continued and strong commitment to multilateralism, international cooperation, and global solidarity, Reaffirming that small island developing States remain a special case for sustainable development due to their unique vulnerability to exogenous shocks owing to, inter alia, their small size, geographical remoteness, highly dispersed populations, the limited scale and undiversified nature of their economies, high dependence on external markets, and extreme exposure to disasters and natural hazards and the effects of climate change, Noting with concern that, owing in part to their vulnerabilities to the ongoing negative impacts of multiple crises, in particular environmental challenges and external economic and financial shocks, small island developing States have not achieved sustained high levels of economic growth, which has fallen from 4.5 per cent in 2022 to approximately 3.8 per cent in 2024, and while their external debt and public debt sustainability improved slightly in 2024 to 19.6 per cent and 17.6 per cent respectively, the total external debt of small island developing States reached 1.2 billion dollars, a 2.7 per cent increase, with total debt service increasing by 31.4 per cent as a result of principal repayments due in 2023, Acknowledging the need for urgent action to address the adverse impacts of climate change, including those related to sea level rise and extreme weather events, which continue to pose a significant risk to small island developing States and to their efforts to achieve sustainable development, Noting the importance of oceans, seas and marine resources to small island developing States, owing to their unique characteristics, dependence on and particular _______________ 5 Resolution 70/1. 6 Resolution 69/313, annex. 7 Resolution 79/323, annex. 8 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 9 Adopted under the UNFCCC in FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21. 10 Resolution 69/283, annex II. 11 Resolution 71/256, annex. 12 United Nations Environment Programme, document CBD/COP/15/17, decision 15/4, annex. 13 General Assembly resolution 69/313, annex. 14 Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 (United Nations publication, 2024), figure I.1. Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity A/RES/80/136 3/7 25-20752 exposure to the ocean and its biodiversity, and noting also the central role of the ocean in the culture, livelihoods and sustainable development of the peoples of small island developing States, Noting with concern the uneven progress towards achieving sustainable development and that, with five years remaining to implement the 2030 Agenda, small island developing States, which are inherently and uniquely vulnerable, are off track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and therefore reaffirming the aspiration of small island developing States to achieve a resilient form of prosperity, where economic growth and well-being are sustained and their economies are robust, diversified, adaptable and able to withstand shocks, ensuring social equity and promoting environmental sustainability, Acknowledging the importance of advancing small island developing States’ priorities in all relevant United Nations conferences and processes, including the sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the thirtieth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the twentieth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, held in Belem, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025, and the meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, including the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Yerevan from 19 to 30 October 2026, the 2026 United Nations Water Conference to Accelerate the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, co‑hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 2 to 4 December 2026, and the 2028 United Nations Conference on the Final Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, to be hosted by Tajikistan, and noting the convening of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, Recalling its resolution 79/203 of 19 December 2024, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;15 2. Calls for the full, timely and effective implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity; 3. Takes note with appreciation of the call to action on mobilization of resources for small island developing States16 and its call on leaders of international financial institutions, development banks, United Nations entities, the private sector and donor partners to take concerted and urgent action to enable small island developing States to finance implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States; 4. Calls upon the international community to take urgent and concrete action to address the vulnerabilities of small island developing States and to continue to seek solutions to the major challenges facing them in a concerted manner, in line with their _______________ 15 A/80/411. 16 Launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda on 28 May 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda. A/RES/80/136 Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity 25-20752 4/7 commitments to support the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States; 5. Encourages the international and regional financial institutions and other multilateral development partners to incorporate the priorities of small island developing States, as outlined in the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States and the Sevilla Commitment, into their relevant strategic and programmatic documents, in line with their respective mandates, and to ensure representation and participation of small island developing States, as well as other developing countries, in decision-making in their institutions; 6. Welcomes the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, the Sevilla Commitment, and calls for its timely and effective implementation; 7. Calls upon the relevant entities of the United Nations development system to ensure the mainstreaming of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States and issues related to small island developing States in their work, including at the national, regional and global levels, and to continue to support small island developing States, upon their request, in addressing their particular economic, social and environmental vulnerabilities, as outlined in the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, by strengthening technical assistance initiatives, policy guidance and programme development, in line with their respective mandates and in cooperation with relevant institutions, funds and facilities; 8. Underlines the need to give due consideration to the issues and concerns of small island developing States in all relevant major United Nations conferences and processes and the relevant work of the United Nations development system, and calls for the elaboration of information specific to small island developing States in a disaggregated manner in all major United Nations reports, where appropriate; 9. Welcomes the convening of the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, co-hosted by Costa Rica and France, held in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June 2025, at which its political declaration17 was adopted; 10. Also welcomes the progress on the operationalization of the Centre of Excellence,18 and reiterates the call for the Centre to collaborate with universities, academic institutions, regional organizations and the private sector to avoid duplication and ensure coordinated and coherent support for small island developing States; 11. Invites the United Nations system, international and regional financial institutions, development partners and the private sector to contribute technical assistance, capacity-building and expertise, as well as financial resources, to support the operationalization of the Centre of Excellence; 12. Invites the international community to support the operationalization of the Centre’s dedicated small island developing States debt sustainability support service to enable sound debt management and devise effective solutions for small island developing States in relation to debt vulnerability in the immediate term and _______________ 17 Resolution 79/314, annex. 18 The Centre of Excellence includes a small island developing States data hub, a technology and innovation mechanism and an Island Investment Forum, and the global small island developing States debt sustainability support service. Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity A/RES/80/136 5/7 25-20752 debt sustainability in the long term, building on and avoiding duplication with relevant dedicated initiatives; 13. Endorses the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, developed by the inter-agency task force, as a voluntary and country-led instrument that should promote national ownership of the Agenda; 14. Encourages small island developing States to utilize the monitoring and evaluation framework for reporting progress, on a voluntary basis, on the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, and in this regard reiterates the call on the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat and the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States to conduct workshops to familiarize small island developing States with the application of the framework and build capacity to collect and submit their data; 15. Welcomes the progress on establishing a coordination mechanism for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea small island developing States to support the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, at the high-level meeting of small island developing States of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea, held in Praia on 15 and 16 May 2025, and looks forward to the early establishment of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea small island developing States coordination mechanism; 16. Reiterates the request to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Economic Commission for Africa to establish dedicated small island developing States divisions, within existing resources, to coordinate monitoring, evaluation and reporting for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea small island developing States, in accordance with paragraph 41 of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States; 17. Continues to be concerned about the transition challenges encountered by small island developing States that have graduated or are about to graduate, including from least developed country status, reiterates that graduation must not disrupt a country’s development progress, and stresses the need for the development and implementation of a viable multiannual transition strategy to facilitate each small island developing State’s graduation, with the support of the international community where appropriate, to mitigate against, inter alia, the possible loss of concessionary financing, to reduce the risks of falling heavily into debt and to ensure macrofinancial stability; 18. Welcomes the adoption of resolution 78/322 of 13 August 2024 on the multidimensional vulnerability index, calls for the full and effective implementation of its mandate, and in this regard notes that small island developing States look forward to participating in the piloting of the index, and encourages the participation of other interested developing countries as well; 19. Also welcomes the upcoming entry into force on 17 January 2026 of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction,19 and in this regard recalls the commitment in the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States to support small island _______________ 19 A/CONF.232/2023/4. A/RES/80/136 Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity 25-20752 6/7 developing States in building their capacity to ratify and implement the provisions of the Agreement; 20. Notes with appreciation the Partnership for Action on small island developing States between the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Alliance of Small Island States launched at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States aimed at delivering solutions to some priority areas for small island developing States, and encourages other new, innovative and bold approaches to partnership to support the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States; 21. Takes note with appreciation of the recommendations for the strengthening of the Small Island Developing States Partnership Framework and the inputs on strengthening the Small Island Developing States Global Business Network and its Forum, and in this regard: (a) Reaffirms the important role of the Small Island Developing States Partnership Framework and the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States, in line with resolution 70/202 of 22 December 2015 and the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States; (b) Encourages the Steering Committee to increase its stakeholder engagement and awareness of the Small Island Developing States Partnership Framework, as appropriate, including exploring the designation of Small Island Developing State Partnership champions to raise awareness of and advocacy for partnerships aligned with the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States; (c) Also encourages small island developing State-led national and regional multi-stakeholder dialogues to identify gaps, opportunities and challenges in building partnerships aligned with the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, promote best practices and foster knowledge exchange; (d) Invites the Steering Committee to consider measures to enhance the value and impact of the Global Multi-stakeholder Small Island Developing States Partnership Dialogue to better align with the priorities of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States and provide more targeted opportunities for engagement, sharing of experiences and catalysing new partnerships; (e) Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen Secretariat support for the implementation of the Small Island Developing States Partnership Framework, including through the allocation of sufficient resources; (f) Invites the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States to further analyse the inputs on strengthening the Small Island Developing States Global Business Network and its Forum and to present concrete proposals for the consideration of the General Assembly; 22. Reiterates the request to the Secretary-General, beginning from 2026, to submit an annual report to the Economic and Social Council, and to the subsequent session of the General Assembly, on the follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, including on progress made and continuing challenges faced, for their further consideration; 23. Also reiterates the request to the Secretary-General, within his annual report to the Economic and Social Council and to the General Assembly at its eighty- first session on the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity A/RES/80/136 7/7 25-20752 Island Developing States, to present proposals to ensure a coordinated, coherent and effective United Nations system-wide capacity development approach to small island developing States and to enhance the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, including a potential single entity dedicated to small island developing States in the Secretariat; 24. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a report on the follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, including on progress made and continuing challenges faced, and on the implementation of the present resolution; 25. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity”. 64th plenary meeting 15 December 2025

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