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  • REACTION TO THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE SYNTHESIS REPORT

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    2023, Climate, COP27, UNFCCC

    ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES REACTION TO THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE SYNTHESIS REPORT September 8th, 2023 We are small islands facing an enormous crisis. The GST Synthesis Report delivers another devastating blow. The report confirms that the world is woefully behind on climate action to peak emissions and limit our world’s warming to 1.5°C – and…

  • SIDS’ Futures Can’t Be Compromised

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    2021, Climate, COP26, UNFCCC

    Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Informal Stocktaking Plenary by the President 12 November 2021 Excellencies and Colleagues, AOSIS finds ourselves, in the final hours of this important Conference, overwhelmed at the work still left ahead of us. Mitigation As we approach the 11th hour of COP26, a…

  • PreCOP Ministerial Opening

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    Climate, UNFCCC

    Ministerial Roundtable Monday 13 October – 10:00-11:45; Mutirao Plenary Room (5th Floor) [COP30 President-Designate, André Corrêa do Lago] [COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev] [UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell] [Acting President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin] Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Friends, Palau has the honour to engage at this Pre-COP on behalf of the Alliance…

  • AOSIS Statement at General Debate of the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

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    GA, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). This year’s Forum comes at a crucial juncture. With just five years left to deliver on the promise of the 2030 Agenda, the message is clear: the world is not on track. SIDS are…

  • Time to set the Kyoto Protocol in place to deal with climate change

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    2001, Climate, COP6, UNFCCC

    Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We endorse fully the statement just made on behalf of the developing countries. The statement is a clear declaration of commitment to the Kyoto Protocol and firm resolve to bring it into force. We thank the distinguished…

  • COP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change

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    2015, Climate, COP21, UNFCCC

    Mr. President, Congratulations on your assumption of the Presidency. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition of 44 small island, low-lying, and coastal nations highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. At the outset, let me extend our deepest sympathies for the…

  • Tourism – the lifeblood of SIDS: UN High-Level Thematic Event on Tourism

    Tourism – the lifeblood of SIDS: UN High-Level Thematic Event on Tourism

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    2024, Sustainable Development

    Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the High-Level Thematic Event on Tourism Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General Assembly Hall, UN Headquarters, New York I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Tourism is one…

  • A virtual reality event to raise awareness about climate security in SIDS

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    2022, Loss & Damage, Sustainable Development

    Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my privilege to provide closing remarks at this unique and innovative event. Small island developing states have and continue to live through constant assaults from climate change that undermine our peace and security. The latest global climate science findings are unambiguous: vulnerable countries will not be able to adapt to warming…

  • Climate finance is not Overseas Development Assistance

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    2015, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    1. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the distinguished Permanent Representative of South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. 2. Although separate and distinct processes, there must be coherence between both the FfD…

  • Sustainable Recovery of the Tourism Industry at the SIDS Global Business Network Forum

    Sustainable Recovery of the Tourism Industry at the SIDS Global Business Network Forum

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    2022, Sustainable Development

    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…