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Climate Newsletter – SB58
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• SB58 The Bonn Climate Change Conference – SB 58 (the 58th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) came to a close on July 15th. At the Opening Plenary, AOSIS called for enhanced action that would…
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AOSIS takes stock of progress at COP12
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Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Members States of the Alliance of Small Island States, all of whom are Parties to this Convention. We are most gratified by the warm welcome extended to our delegations. Mr. President, at this session, AOSIS has sought progress on…
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AOSIS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE
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PRESS RELEASE AOSIS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE April 19, 2026 Download PDF Topic: Climate AOSIS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE New York: Monday 20th April, 2025 Amidst an increasingly unpredictable geopolitical landscape, world ministers are gathering for the first major climate ministerial since COP30, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, and the…
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AOSIS STATEMENT – COP29 6:00PM AZT
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COP29, Baku Saturday 23rd November, 2024 6:00pm AZT ● Firstly, let me make it clear that the Alliance of Small Island States remains committed to this process and are here in the spirit of good faith in multilateralism to secure the best deal that will protect not just us, but the world from the worst…
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AOSIS proposes amendments to the political declaration on SDG 14 implementation
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Introduction I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. We would like to begin by thanking Ambassador McGuire and Ambassador Hermann for the revised text. We believe that this new iteration captures…
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Sir Molwyn stresses needs of SIDS in statement to Oceans Conference dialogue
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Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. I deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). It is 40 years since UNCLOS came into force. Part XIV of the Law of the Sea Convention is clear with obligations to transfer marine technology and to build the scientific and related capacity of developing…
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November Newsletter: Message from the Chair of AOSIS
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AOSIS NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2023 • Message from the Chair of AOSIS H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru Talofa reader, As we near the end of what has been an extraordinary year, we find ourselves on the cusp of another pivotal climate change summit. After agreeing to a seminal new AOSIS Leaders Declaration in September,…
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AOSIS addresses the 1st meeting of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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Mr. Chairman, the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda is acting as Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States at this 1st meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol. We will be having daily meetings, and we have designated spokespersons for each of the working groups – Jamaica in Working Group 1 and…
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AOSIS Submission to the Secretary-General’s report challenges related to sea level rise and on ways and approaches to address this issue
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SUBMISSION AOSIS Submission to the Secretary-General’s report challenges related to sea level rise and on ways and approaches to address this issue October 24, 2025 Download PDF Topic: Oceans Introduction 1. Pursuant to the request made by the General Assembly, in its decision 78/558, for the Secretary-General to prepare a report on challenges related to…
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AOSIS Leaders Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood
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PREAMBLE 1. Recalling that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been sounding the alarm on sea level rise for many decades, collectively beginning with the Malé Declaration on Global Warming and Sea Level Rise adopted in Maldives in November 1989, 2. Recalling also that SIDS as oceanic States, countries and territories place great value on…