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UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
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UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT Wednesday 20th September, 2023 Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Excellencies Colleagues • I am honoured to bring you greetings from the Independent State of Samoa, and I am pleased to deliver my remarks as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). • On behalf…
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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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AOSIS Statement at COP26 World Leaders’ Summit
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Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I make this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. And, I begin by thanking the Government of the United Kingdom for hosting this important World Leaders’ Summit – from which much is expected. Small island developing states attend this meeting troubled, that the world is teetering dangerously…
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Statement by Belize at the Plenary Session of COP25 in Madrid
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Statement by Belize on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the opening plenary meeting of COP, CMP, CMA, SBSTA and SBI Introduction 2 December 2019 (10:00am-1:00pm) Madrid, Spain Madam President, Distinguished Chairs, Excellencies and Colleagues, 1. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small…
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At SIDS4, the UN Secretary-General says: “It’s Time for Climate Justice for SIDS”
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At SIDS4, the UN Secretary-General says: “It’s Time for Climate Justice for SIDS” UN chief António Guterres joins the AOSIS Chair in call for climate and financial justice for vulnerable small island developing nations, at historic international summit for islands. Antigua and Barbuda, SIDS4, 27th May, 2024 “SIDS are a test case for climate justice…
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Global Environment Facility dedicates a Climate Fund for SIDS
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New York – 17 May 2022 – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has become the first UN climate fund with a dedicated window to the 30 Small Island Developing States SIDS that are not also Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This is a significant development for this group…
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AOSIS proposes path forward for tourism recovery for SIDS
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I have the honour to deliver this intervention on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) during roundtable three “For Prosperity: Re-invigorating investments in sustainable tourism”. We wish to begin by highlighting the interconnectedness of roundtable two, “For Planet: Accelerating a climate-friendly transformation” and roundtable three. Therefore, it is because we are disproportionately…
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Opening statement for the first AOSIS workshop on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to open this workshop. I wish to thank the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for their graciousness in hosting this important meeting. I also wish to thank, on all our behalf, the UNEP Chemicals Secretariat and the Global Environment Facility for making this meeting…
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Statement to the CSD on the outcomes of the Mauritius International Meeting
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In the absence of His Excellency the Permanent Representative of Mauritius, the Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, and in my capacity as Vice-Chairman of AOSIS, I have the honor to make present some viewpoints from our group. This statement will build upon our introductory statement to the opening session…
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AOSIS statement on the occasion of SIDS Day
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Chairman – thanks, etc. We are most grateful to the Vice-Chairman, Mr de Boer from the Netherlands for his masterful stewardship of the SIDS Day discussions. We received last evening the completed report of the Chairman of CSD which contains the report of SIDS Day as well as several other paragraphs of importance to SIDS…