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  • SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive

    SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive

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    2022, Adaptation, Climate

    PRESS RELEASE IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 2022 Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive New York – 28 February 2022 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability makes it clear that small islands will not be able to adapt to…

  • STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE GUSTAV AITARO – FfD4 General Debate

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    Finance, Sustainable Development

    Mr. President, Excellencies, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). To the Government and people of Spain, we extend our sincere gratitude for your generous hospitality. It is fitting that we meet here in Sevilla, a city once known as a gateway…

  • AOSIS addresses harmful impact of plastic pollution at Oceans Conference

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    2022, Marine Plastic Pollution, Oceans

    Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. I’m speaking today on behalf of the 39 small island developing states that are members of the Alliance of Small Island States. Our islands are beset by all manner of environmental disasters to which we have contributed little. And now we are facing the scourge of marine pollution. The recent…

  • AOSIS proposes amendments to the political declaration on SDG 14 implementation

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    2022, Oceans, SDGs

    Introduction I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. We would like to begin by thanking Ambassador McGuire and Ambassador Hermann for the revised text. We believe that this new iteration captures…

  • Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action

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    Climate, UNFCCC

    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…

  • Climate Newsletter – SB58

    Climate Newsletter – SB58

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    2023, Climate, SB52, UNFCCC

    • SB58 The Bonn Climate Change Conference – SB 58 (the 58th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) came to a close on July 15th. At the Opening Plenary, AOSIS called for enhanced action that would…

  • AOSIS discusses future for Island states with expert leaders

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    2022, Climate, Loss & Damage

    It is my pleasure to address you this morning on the critical topic of the future that small island states want, and how to realize it. As the Chair of an Alliance that represents the interests of 39 island nations in the United Nations, our combined economies represent just a sliver of the global economy,…

  • Event planned for launch of declaration at UN Ocean Conference

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    2022, GA, GA75, Oceans, UN Oceans Conference

    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,…

  • AOSIS Sixth Committee Statement on Transboundary Harm

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    2022, 6C, Oceans, Sea Level Rise

    Mr. Chair, It is my honor to present this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, the 39 small island developing states that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and other transboundary environmental harms with anthropogenic causes. It has been many years now since the ILC completed its work…

  • Time to shift focus to delivery on-the-ground

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    2020, GA, GA75, Sustainable Development, UN Development System Reform

    Mr. Chair, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report and [the Deputy Secretary-General] for presenting the salient points of the SG’s report on operational activities for development and south-south cooperation. AOSIS supports the Committee’s decision to focus its attention during this very difficult and challenging time on the QCPR. We note the…