Category: Statement
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AOSIS Chair Statement at Briefing on the Climate Action Summit
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Briefing on the Climate Action Summit June 9, 2023 Statement by AOSIS Excellencies, colleagues, I would like to start by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General for convening this briefing on the Climate Action Summit. We believe this meeting is crucial in bringing the necessary political momentum to deliver the climate action we need in order to…
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AOSIS OPENING STATEMENT: UNFCCC JOINT SBSTA AND SBI OPENING PLENARY (SB 58)
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FULL VERSION OF STATEMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED VIA PDF ABOVE Executive Secretary Stiell Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Excellencies Colleagues I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, and we align ourselves with the intervention by the Group of 77 and China. The full version of our…
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SIDS Advance Historic Achievement of BBNJ Treaty
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SIDS Advance Historic Achievement of BBNJ Treaty Landmark UN agreement transforms the way the world manages and protects the high seas 5th March, 2023 After almost a decade of tireless work from small island developing States (SIDS) negotiators and United Nations colleagues, a clean text agreement to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine…
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Presentation to Member States on the Report of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework: Main findings and recommendations
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Intervention on behalf of AOSIS: 1. Let me begin by thanking the co-facilitators, Australia and Indonesia, for organizing this briefing and the special representative of the Secretary General on Disaster Risk Reduction for presenting the report on the midterm review on the implementation of the Sendai Framework. 2. As the countries that are at the…
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AOSIS Statement: United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Threats to International Peace and Security: Sea-Level Rise – Implications for International Peace and Security
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Mr. President 1. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the 39 small island developing States (SIDS) that are specially affected by the multiple and intersecting effects of climate change. 2. We thank the Permanent Mission of Malta and the Honorable…
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AOSIS Statement: Informal Briefing of the Secretary-General’s Report on the “Our Common Agenda”
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Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President Excellencies, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and we align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Distinguished Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, AOSIS, like other delegations,…
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Briefing by the Secretary-General on his priorities for 2023 6 February 2023, New York
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I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and to align with the statement delivered by the Distinguished Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Mr. President, AOSIS thanks you for convening this meeting so that the Secretary-General could…
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Statement by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) under Agenda Item 70: Report of the International Court of Justice
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Statement by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) under Agenda Item 70: Report of the International Court of Justice Informal Discussions, Draft Resolution titled “Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change” Delivered by Isaia Lautasi Permanent…
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A New Vision: Samoa Assumes Leadership of AOSIS
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ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLANDS STATES – SAMOA’S VISION FOR THE PERIOD 2023 AND 2024 Prime Minister Browne Excellencies and distinguished colleagues, Let me begin by offering Samoa’s best wishes to each and everyone present here today for a highly successful and rewarding 2023. It will be a full and demanding year for all of us.…
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Call for more ambitious global action to protect oceans
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I have the honor of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the group of countries that are most reliant on oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, due to our unique characteristics, dependence and particular exposure to the ocean and its biodiversity. As the historic custodians of…