Category: Press Release
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At COP30, AOSIS Takes Action With New Agenda Item to Close the Ambition Gap
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“Our world’s 1.5°C turning point is here”: AOSIS proposes new agenda item: “Responding to the NDC Synthesis Report and Addressing the 1.5°C Ambition and Implementation Gap” Belem, Brazil: Friday 7th November, 2025 As countries converge in Brazil for the landmark United Nations climate change conference, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is taking bold…
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Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action
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Statement from the Alliance of Small Islands Developing States (AOSIS) Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action No cause for celebration: The UNFCCC Synthesis Report on new Nationally Determined Contributions shows only 64 countries (30% of global emissions) have submitted, with collective targets falling below what is needed…
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PreCOP Ministerial Opening
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Ministerial Roundtable Monday 13 October – 10:00-11:45; Mutirao Plenary Room (5th Floor) [COP30 President-Designate, André Corrêa do Lago] [COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev] [UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell] [Acting President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin] Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Friends, Palau has the honour to engage at this Pre-COP on behalf of the Alliance…
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AOSIS Intervention UNSG Climate Summit 2025
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Secretary General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my distinct honour, to speak to you on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); whose people are the most vulnerable, living daily with the stark reality of climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, and changing ecosystems are not projections for us. They…
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Sevilla Commitment – Advancing solutions for SIDS
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Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in explanation of its position. We align with the statement delivered by Iraq, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. AOSIS would like to once again congratulate the Government and the people of…
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AOSIS INC5.2 Statement
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Outcome of the Second Part of the Fifth Session Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.2) Geneva, Switzerland, 15 August 2025 AOSIS: Our resolve strengthened despite treaty setback Geneva, 14 August 2025 – The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) expresses deep concern…
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AOSIS Press Statement on the upcoming ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
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For the world’s most vulnerable, the upcoming Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change is a milestone after decades of our calls for international accountability. On Wednesday 23rd July, all eyes will be on the Hague as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its…
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AOSIS Press Statement: Addressing existing plastic pollution: A treaty imperative
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Addressing existing plastic pollution: A treaty imperative Nairobi, 03rd July 2025 – As we look ahead to the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva this August, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes the constructive spirit that characterised the Heads of Delegation meeting in Nairobi. Over the past three…
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Opening Remarks for the High-level Meeting on Financing for Development for Small Island Developing States
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Special Event at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June 2025 12:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Fellow Ministers, Heads of International and Regional Organizations, Colleagues and Friends, It is my honour to open this High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development of Small Island Developing States, convened as…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE GUSTAV AITARO – FfD4 General Debate
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Mr. President, Excellencies, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). To the Government and people of Spain, we extend our sincere gratitude for your generous hospitality. It is fitting that we meet here in Sevilla, a city once known as a gateway…