Category: Statement
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Sustainable Recovery of the Tourism Industry at the SIDS Global Business Network Forum
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Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining us at the SIDS Global Business Network Forum for this important discussion on Tourism and COVID-19 Recovery in SIDS. Significance of Tourism Industry in SIDS As you are all aware, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are disproportionately vulnerable to global economic shocks due to their small…
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AOSIS makes fresh appeal to address post-pandemic high debt levels in SIDS
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Mr. President Co-Chairs Excellencies Colleagues 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 the Group of 77 and China and wishes to recognize the co-chairing efforts of the Governments of Indonesia and…
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AOSIS addresses the preparatory meeting of Stockholm+50 dialogue
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Mr. President Co-Chairs Excellencies Colleagues 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 the Group of 77 and China and wishes to recognize the co-chairing efforts of the Government of Finland and…
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AOSIS proposes amendments to the political declaration on SDG 14 implementation
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Introduction I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. We would like to begin by thanking Ambassador McGuire and Ambassador Hermann for the revised text. We believe that this new iteration captures…
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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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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…