UN General Assembly
2010

business environment, including strengthening the investment climate, expanding the skills base, promoting innovation and technology adoption, and improving international transport services and other infrastructure. All those will require large capital outlays. While the Government has responded to the challenges by developing specific programmes and projects to improve the business climate in Saint Lucia, the role of international financial institutions and bodies like the Group of 20 in stabilizing the global economy and restoring growth is crucial to small developing countries like Saint Lucia. As the focus of the global recovery efforts is aimed at laying the foundation for sustainable and balanced growth, Saint Lucia, through its new policy directives and programmes, is positioning itself to benefit from the growth prospects for the global economy. In that respect, we call for a review of the United Nations delivery to SIDS, and particularly for strengthened support measures to address the vulnerabilities of all SIDS and for support within the United Nations system for a special category. Most SIDS do not get our fair share of assistance because we