Alliance of Small Island States

Category: Statement

  • Statement by AOSIS to closing SBSTA Plenary in Paris at COP21

    Published on

    2015, Climate, SB43, UNFCCC

    Good morning Madam Chairperson and distinguished delegates. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of 44 countries most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Madam Chairperson, limiting the global rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees is a life or death matter…

  • COP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change

    Published on

    2015, Climate, COP21, UNFCCC

    Mr. President, Congratulations on your assumption of the Presidency. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition of 44 small island, low-lying, and coastal nations highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. At the outset, let me extend our deepest sympathies for the…

  • Statement by AOSIS at SB42 Opening Plenary

    Published on

    2015, Climate, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    Thank you very much Mr. Chairman, The Maldives has the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of 44 countries extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Mr. Chairman, The recent findings of the 2013-2015 Review that was carried out by the COP with assistance from…

  • Statement by AOSIS at SB42 Opening Plenary

    Published on

    2015, Climate, Mitigation, SB42, UNFCCC

    Thank you very much Mr. Chairman, The Maldives has the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of 44 countries extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Mr. Chairman, The recent findings of the 2013-2015 Review that was carried out by the COP with assistance from…

  • Climate finance is not Overseas Development Assistance

    Published on

    2015, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    1. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the distinguished Permanent Representative of South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. 2. Although separate and distinct processes, there must be coherence between both the FfD…

  • The Mauritius Strategy of Implementation is crucial for SIDS sustainable development

    Published on

    2014, 2C, Sustainable Development

    Mr. Chairman, I would like to associate my delegation with… I would also like to refer to the statement I made in the general debate in this committee, and to first of all specifically highlight the issues pertaining to the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy. Mr. Chairman, the three AOSIS regions have now completed their…

  • AOSIS addresses the SBSTA Opening Plenary at its 40th session

    Published on

    2014, Climate, SB40, UNFCCC

    1. Good morning Mr. Chairman and distinguished delegates. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. AOSIS associates itself with the statement made by Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and Nepal on behalf of LDCs and Sudan on behalf of the…

  • AOSIS supports the sustainable development goal dedicated to marine resources, oceans and seas

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    2014, GA, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Co-Chair, On Focus Area 13, allow me to firstly congratulate and thank the Co-Chairs for prominently reflecting oceans and seas for consideration as a thematic Goal. We believe we are at a critical point in this process…

  • Climate change must be treated in the Sustainable Development Goals as a cross cutting issue

    Published on

    2014, GA, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    Co-Chairs, Nauru has the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44 countries extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change is an urgent threat to humanity. While SIDS, are among those that contribute least to global climate change, we are among those…

  • SIDS require political, technical and financial support to achieve sustainable development

    Published on

    2013, GA, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    Co-Chairs, Nauru has the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a coalition of 44 island and low lying coastal states from the AIMS, Caribbean and the Pacific region. AOSIS associates its statement with the statement delivered by the distinguished Permanent Representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group…