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AOSIS urges for full implementation of SAMOA Pathway
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UN Secretary-General Special Representative, ASG Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, USG and High Representative of UN-OHRLLs, Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, Director Distinguished Ambassadors, Resident Coordinators, Heads and Representatives of UN entities, ladies and Gentlemen I have the honour, on behalf of the Government and People of Antigua and…
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AOSIS rallies support for BBNJ agreement
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Madame President, The Members of the Alliance of Small Island States wish to join the Group of 77 and China and others in expressing our utmost appreciation to you, Madame President, for your able stewardship of this, our fourth session. It is clear that we needed to come together, even with the given restrictions, to…
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AOSIS calls for full implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs
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I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align our statement with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf of G77 and China. We wish to congratulate the President of the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-5) on his election and…
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Climate Finance for Sustaining International Peach & Security – Arria Formula Discussion
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Mr. President Mr. Secretary-General Distinguished Colleagues Ladies and Gentlemen I have the honor and challenge to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (‘AOSIS’) at a time when we have been shaken to our core by the scientific findings of the Working Group II Report of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment…
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SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive
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PRESS RELEASE IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 2022 Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive New York – 28 February 2022 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability makes it clear that small islands will not be able to adapt to…
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Gender Responsive Climate Actions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
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Introduction: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have supported and continue to support climate actions that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and vulnerable groups. Governments and civil society actors with support from international organizations have strengthened their national policies and institutional mechanisms, planned gender responsive climate change actions, and enhanced national-level capacities to…
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AOSIS outlines important SIDS issues to reflect in the UN Secretary General’s priorities for 2022
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Secretary-General Excellencies and Colleagues, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). While we are seated here Mr. Secretary-General, our sister island of Tonga is reeling from the devastation of a volcanic eruption and tsunami. The latest reports are simply disturbing, entire communities were destroyed,…
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AOSIS welcomes the UN Task Force created to finalize the Multi-dimensional Vulnerability Index
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AOSIS Statement delivered by H E. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the President of the General Assembly on his priorities for the resumed part of the seventy-sixth session 19 January 2022 President of the General Assembly, Secretary- General Excellencies…
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AOSIS congratulates Pakistan on assuming the G77&China Chairmanship
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AOSIS Statement delivered by H E. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China 14 January 2022 Distinguished Chair, Excellencies and Colleagues, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small…
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As The COP26 Smoke Clears, Rhetoric Must Become Real Action
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At COP26, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), fought for the interests of small islands and climate vulnerable states. As Chair, I can say that our membership was forced to make compromises to ensure that the world received a climate pact that keeps us on the essential pathway of 1.5°C. It seems we small…