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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 OPENING STATEMENT: UNFCCC JOINT SBSTA AND SBI OPENING PLENARY (SB 58)
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FULL VERSION OF STATEMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED VIA PDF ABOVE Executive Secretary Stiell Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Excellencies Colleagues I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, and we align ourselves with the intervention by the Group of 77 and China. The full version of our…
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A New Era of Action: AOSIS Statement on the Closing of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for SIDS4
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STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS) Closing of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States 11 April 2024 Conference Room 2 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Distinguished Co-Chairs, I have the honor to deliver the following statement on behalf of the…
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AOSIS Intervention UNSG Climate Summit 2025
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Secretary General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my distinct honour, to speak to you on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); whose people are the most vulnerable, living daily with the stark reality of climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, and changing ecosystems are not projections for us. They…
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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…
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AOSIS Statement: Informal Briefing of the Secretary-General’s Report on the “Our Common Agenda”
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Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President Excellencies, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and we align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Distinguished Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, AOSIS, like other delegations,…
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At Opening Plenary of the Bonn Climate Conference, AOSIS sets stage for COP 27
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Madam Executive Secretary Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Excellencies Colleagues I speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, in line with the intervention by the Group of 77 and China. This year, as Parties, we have two critical challenges ahead: the first is to build accountability and follow-through to convert the Glasgow…
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AOSIS rallies support for BBNJ agreement
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Madame President, The Members of the Alliance of Small Island States wish to join the Group of 77 and China and others in expressing our utmost appreciation to you, Madame President, for your able stewardship of this, our fourth session. It is clear that we needed to come together, even with the given restrictions, to…
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The Majuro Statement on Climate Change reflecting AOSIS’ views on the CDM of the Kyoto Protocol
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The participants in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Workshop on the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Having met in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, from 14 to 16 July 1999: Expressed their gratitude to His Excellency the President, the Government and…
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Further cooperation is needed between the UNFCCC, the CBD and the CCD
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Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to submit its initial views on the issue of “Cooperation between the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification”. At present the implementation of the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…