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AOSIS addresses the 57th UN General Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the thirty-seven member countries of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) that are members of the United Nations. In their name, may I offer you and your bureau our congratulations and support. Mr Chairman, There is much in this year’s agenda that warrants…
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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 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 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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AOSIS On Draft COP Presidency GST Text: This COP Cannot Kill 1.5
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On Monday 11th December, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) held a press conference to share feedback on the release of the COP28 Presidency’s draft text on the Global Stocktake. AOSIS Chair, Minister Cedric Schuster of Samoa, was joined by several other AOSIS Ministers, including: Minister John Silk, Republic of the Marshall Islands Minister…
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AOSIS Statement on Agenda items 18: Sustainable development Second Committee
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9 October 2023, UNHQ Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Mr. Chair, In 1992 at the United…
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IRENA Partners with Alliance of Small Island States to Accelerate Energy Transition in SIDS
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Glasgow, United Kingdom, 08 November 2021 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) signed an agreement today at COP26, known as ‘Adaptation Day’, that will see the two organisations work closely to mobilise climate finance and to advance the deployment of renewable energy across Small Island Developing…
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Leaders Call On International Community To Support SIDS Recovery
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Presidents of the UN General Assembly, Caribbean Development Bank, and other leaders highlight need for MVI, social and economic transformation, strengthened international commitments at recently concluded Wadadli Action Platform Wednesday 10th August 2022: H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, called on the international community to strengthen…
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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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AOSIS recognizes UNCLOS as the “Constitution of the oceans and seas”
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Mr. President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)—the small island, large Ocean Member States for whom the Ocean is intrinsic to our cultures, communities and economies. We thank Grenada, Kenya, Denmark, Portugal and Singapore for this initiative to observe the 40th Anniversary of…