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Antigua and Barbuda collaborates with AOSIS on Roadmap for Debt for Climate Swap
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Antigua and Barbuda is a small island state located in the Eastern Caribbean facing significant and unprecedented economic, financial and climate adaptation risks. These risks have been intensifying over the past decade, and if left unaddressed will severely threaten the future growth prospects and social well-being of the Island State in the years…
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Fighting for SIDS Survival – First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States 22-26 January 2024 I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. Co-chairs, thank you for convening us today and…
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AOSIS laments lack of preventative measures to deal with Covid-19 crisis
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The 2030 Agenda, built on the five principles of people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership is our collective development aspiration as an international community. It promises a world more equitable, where all nations have an opportunity at sustainable and sustained development. The HLPF is the forum intended to bring attention to where we are, where…
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Small Islands: COP29 Presidency Must Commit To Urgent Delivery of Climate Commitments
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Small Islands: COP29 Presidency Must Commit To Urgent Delivery of Climate Commitments Countries which are hardest hit by the climate crisis are calling for the pivotal Copenhagen Ministerial to transform climate pledges into active implementation. New York, 20th March 2024 The most significant political global gathering on climate change since COP28 is just a day…
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Unprecedented Caribbean Hurricane Highlights Urgent Need For Climate Finance
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The earliest ever recorded category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic has devastated vulnerable islands with scarce resources to rebuild and recover. New York, 2nd July, 2024 STATEMENT FROM AOSIS CHAIR, AMBASSADOR FATUMANAVA DR. PA’OLELEI LUTERU It is with heavy hearts that we citizens of small island developing states (SIDS) witnessed the utter destruction wrought by…
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AOSIS outlines capacity building needs to protect biodiversity
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Mr. Chairman, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the 43 Members and Observers of the Alliance of Small Island States – AOSIS. Our delegations will be speaking as a group at this first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol, as well as at the future sessions. Our group held…
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Principles for integration across development, adaptation, technology and market mechanisms
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The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to present views on the issues under discussion in the Dialogue. Background The fourth workshop of the Dialogue on long term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the convention (the Dialogue), which will take place in Vienna, Austria between 27-31 August…
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Event planned for launch of declaration at UN Ocean Conference
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Concept: Sustainable Development Goal 14 has a specific target to increase the economic benefits to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) from the sustainable use of marine resources by 2030. This includes increasing scientific knowledge, developing research capacity and transfer of marine technology taking into account the IOC criteria and guidelines,…
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SIDS require political, technical and financial support to achieve sustainable development
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Co-Chairs, Nauru has the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a coalition of 44 island and low lying coastal states from the AIMS, Caribbean and the Pacific region. AOSIS associates its statement with the statement delivered by the distinguished Permanent Representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group…
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AOSIS Leaders’ Declaration on the Special Circumstances of Small Island Developing States
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Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on the Special Circumstances of Small Island Developing States PREAMBLE 1. Recalling the longstanding recognition by the international community of the unique and particular vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including in the 1992 United Nations Conference on…