Category: Statement
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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 Leaders’ Declaration on the Special Circumstances of Small Island Developing States
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Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on the Special Circumstances of Small Island Developing States PREAMBLE 1. Recalling the longstanding recognition by the international community of the unique and particular vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including in the 1992 United Nations Conference on…
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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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High-Level Solutions Dialogue on Adaptation – UNGA
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Intervention Delivered by: Honorable Stephanie Ngirchoimei House Representative, Palau National Congress Palau on behalf of AOSIS High-Level Solutions Dialogue on Adaptation 22 September 2025, UN Headquarters Excellencies, distinguished delegates, It is an honor to speak on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States. We are nations diverse in geography and…
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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 Statement at General Debate of the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
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Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). This year’s Forum comes at a crucial juncture. With just five years left to deliver on the promise of the 2030 Agenda, the message is clear: the world is not on track. SIDS are…
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Strategies for SDG Success
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STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS) Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Strategies for SDG Success High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) Madam Vice-President, I have the honor to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Today marks the one-year anniversary of the…
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Multi-Stakeholder Round Table 6: Reforming the international financial architecture and addressing systemic issues
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INTERVENTION ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS) Multi-Stakeholder Round Table 6: Reforming the international financial architecture and addressing systemic issues 3 July 2025 Thank you Co-Chairs, I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Small Island Developing States remain on the…