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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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Island Leaders at UNGA79 Resolve to Spur Global Support for Sustainable Development
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Island Leaders at UNGA79 Resolve to Spur Global Support for Sustainable Development Heads of State and high-level officials united at the AOSIS Leaders Meeting to strengthen the course for delivery of the ‘ABAS’, enhanced finance, and addressing sea level rise. 24th September, 2024 – New York City On the margins of the High-Level General Debate…
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Implementing Mission 1.5: Opening Remarks for Opening Segment Copenhagen Climate Ministerial
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Opening Remarks for Opening Segment Copenhagen Climate Ministerial 21 – 22 March 2024 I am pleased to make this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States • At the outset let me thank our host Denmark for facilitating such a useful setting for Climate Ministers to build our collective understanding on…
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We need transformation and systems transition to manage the climate crisis
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• Thank you for convening this meeting. I am speaking on behalf of AOSIS and, in fact, calling in from Copenhagen. • Noting the time, let me recap several key points. • Colleagues, the resounding message from the IPCC AR6 reports, is that we must deliver nothing short of transformation – to paraphrase, transformation and…
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Media briefing note on the Loss and Damage Response Fund
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LOSS AND DAMAGE RESPONSE FUND • GAPS IN EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS: There are clear gaps in existing funding arrangements to adequately assist developing countries in meeting the cost of their ex-post responses that aim to address non-economic and economic loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and slow…
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Holistic approach urgently needed to address decline in coastal marine systems
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Throughout this week, you have heard all about how the ocean and its finite marine resources are increasingly threatened and destroyed by unsustainable human activities, reducing their ability to provide crucial ecosystem services. For Small Island Developing states, this decline in ocean health is even more acute, as our identity, culture and livelihoods are closely…
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AOSIS Chair Address at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
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Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It would be remiss of me to not begin my remarks without expressing our deepest condolences to and solidarity with the Governments and peoples of the affected countries following the passage of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean last week. In the blink of an eye, small island states were…
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2023 AOSIS Leaders Declaration
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ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES LEADERS’ DECLARATION 2023 We, the Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), meeting in New York on 22 September 2023, on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: 1. Recall previous AOSIS Leaders’ Declarations adopted on 22 September 2021,…
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AOSIS discusses colonialism and the struggle for climate justice
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Distinguished Panelists and members of the audience, thank you for inviting me to this panel discussion. I appreciate today’s topic, investigating the impacts of colonialism and island vulnerability. Climate change has its roots in colonial exploitation, because colonialism extracted vast amounts of wealth from small islands. To illustrate just how much wealth, let me share…
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Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action
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Statement from the Alliance of Small Islands Developing States (AOSIS) Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action No cause for celebration: The UNFCCC Synthesis Report on new Nationally Determined Contributions shows only 64 countries (30% of global emissions) have submitted, with collective targets falling below what is needed…