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AOSIS SIDS-4 Side Event: ‘Small Islands, Plastic Oceans’
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely heavily on the marine environment for essential ecosystem services, socio-cultural ties, livelihoods, and economic growth and development, including through fisheries and tourism. Compounded by our limited land space, geographic vulnerabilities and susceptibility to external shocks, these factors squarely position SIDS as those disproportionately affected by global environmental threats, such…
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Sir Molwyn Joseph readies colleagues for collective action at COP27
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Good morning excellencies. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. Thank you to the presenters for clearly showing the state of the climate crisis. AOSIS has long sounded the alarm, yet we still seem to be heading off the precipice at a speed that will result in…
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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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UN leaders call on international community to support SIDS recovery
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Shahid opened the Wadadli Action Platform, which took place on August 8 and 9, 2022 at St John’s, Antigua, hosted by Antigua and Barbuda in its capacity as chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in partnership with the governments of Denmark and the United Kingdom.
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Criteria for Joint Implementation under the Negotiating Committee for the Climate Change Convention
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The Alliance of Small Island States wish to thank the Secretariat for its paper, A/AC.237/35. This provided a helpful starting point for discussions about joint implementation under the Framework Convention on Climate Change at INC8. These initial discussions, and the subsequent comments submitted by countries contained in document A/AC,237/Misc.33, provide a range of views about…
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Statement at the Adoption of the General Assembly Resolution on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Climate Change
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STATEMENT Statement at the Adoption of the General Assembly Resolution on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Climate Change May 20, 2026 HE Janine Felson Download PDF Topic: Climate Thank you, Madam President. 1. Belize has the honor to speak on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island…
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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…
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Opening Remarks for the High-level Meeting on Financing for Development for Small Island Developing States
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Special Event at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June 2025 12:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Fellow Ministers, Heads of International and Regional Organizations, Colleagues and Friends, It is my honour to open this High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development of Small Island Developing States, convened as…
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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…