Mahmoud Mohieldin Stresses Better Financing Mechanisms to Boost Investment in Small Island Developing States

Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Financing Sustainable Development, has highlighted the importance of developing financing mechanisms to strengthen investment in small island developing states.

Mohieldin took part in a session of a high-level dialogue, where he addressed financing in the context of these countries’ investment needs.

His remarks placed the development of financing mechanisms at the centre of efforts to encourage investment, linking the two as priorities for small island developing states.

The intervention reflected the sustainable development financing focus of his UN mandate. The brief account of his participation did not detail specific proposals or funding commitments.