Category: Statement
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AOSIS Joint Opening Statement Sixty-Second Session of the Subsidiary Bodies of UNFCCC
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Chairs, Thank you, distinguished Chairs of the SBI and SBSTA for convening this joint opening plenary. We congratulate you on your appointment and look forward to continuing to work constructively with you. Palau has the honour to make this statement on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States. At the…
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Resumed Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
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Distinguished Co-Chairs, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align with the statement delivered by Iraq, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. At the outset, allow me to express my congratulations to both of you for your astute leadership and…
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AOSIS Letter to COP30 Presidency
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14th June 2025 André Aranha Corrêa do Lago COP 30 President Designate Dear Excellency, I have the honour to communicate this letter to you on behalf of the 39 Members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). AOSIS sincerely appreciates your recent letters to delegates because they send a clear message that it is…
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SIDS Partnership Steering Committee
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Distinguished Co-Chairs, I have the honor to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). At the outset, allow me to express the Group’s gratitude for your tireless efforts and leadership in guiding the work of the Steering Committee. We deeply appreciate the consultative process that you have carried…
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COP29 Closing Plenary – AOSIS Statement
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AOSIS closing statement COP 29 Baku, Azerbaijan Opener Alliance of Small Island States joins the consensus on COP 29. We have crossed many oceans and continents to meet here for a comprehensive outcome on the finance goal. We had more hope that the process would protect the interests of the most vulnerable and those with…
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Alliance of Small Island States Open-ended single-setting “Qurultay”
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Thank you Mr. President, Thank you to the Presidency for its efforts in putting together this package of decisions. We appreciate that the contours of the package are now on the table but we believe that we have some way to go before we achieve the balance and ambition that AOSIS needs to see coming…
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AOSIS High Level Statement Twenty Ninth Conference of the Parties to UNFCCC
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1. COP 29 President, His Excellency Mukhtar Babayev, Executive Secretary Mr. Simon Steil, my dear fellow ministers. At the outset let me thank the Government of Azerbaijan for the warm hospitality and wonderful arrangements all accomplished within a span of less than one year in preparation for this COP. 2. As Chair of the Alliance…
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COP29 AOSIS Statement G77 and China Preparatory meeting
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AOSIS Statement G77 and China Preparatory meeting Twenty Ninth Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC AOSIS Statement G77 and China Preparatory meeting 09 November 2024, Baku Azerbaijan 9am Opening Remarks from the AOSIS Chair • Thank you, Chair, for the opportunity to reflect on the COP29 agenda. I wish to highlight a few key…
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AOSIS October Newsletter – Chair’s Message
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AOSIS CLIMATE TEAM NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER, 2024 • Message from the Chair of AOSIS H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru Talofa reader, For our Climate team, the tireless efforts of this past year will come to a head in just a few weeks at COP29. As we prepare for Baku, I am confident that our…
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AOSIS UNFCCC PRECOP 29 OPENING STATEMENT
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Excellencies and colleagues, 1. I would like to thank and congratulate the incoming COP29 Presidency for organising this PreCOP Ministerial Meeting. 2. Samoa speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. It is well known that the countries that I represent have been at the forefront of climate change well before even the…