Alliance of Small Island States

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  • AOSIS makes fresh appeal to address post-pandemic high debt levels in SIDS

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    2022, GA, GA75, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    Mr. President Co-Chairs Excellencies Colleagues I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align our statement with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and wishes to recognize the co-chairing efforts of the Governments of Indonesia and…

  • AOSIS decries the failure of the AdHoc Energy Working Group

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    2001, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    Mr. Chairmen, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the forty-three Members and Observers of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), thirty-seven of which are members of the United Nations. Energy is one of the fourteen priority issues identified in 1994 in the Barbados Programme of Action for the sustainable development of…

  • AOSIS takes stock of progress at COP12

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    2006, Climate, COP12, UNFCCC

    Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Members States of the Alliance of Small Island States, all of whom are Parties to this Convention. We are most gratified by the warm welcome extended to our delegations. Mr. President, at this session, AOSIS has sought progress on…

  • AOSIS Statement at COP26 Opening Plenary

    AOSIS Statement at COP26 Opening Plenary

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    2021, Climate, COP26, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. Introduction We would first like to thank the Government of the United Kingdom for their outstanding efforts to enable COP-26 during this critical year. This…

  • AOSIS Chair Statement at Briefing on the Climate Action Summit

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    2023, Climate, Mitigation, SB52, UNFCCC

    Briefing on the Climate Action Summit June 9, 2023 Statement by AOSIS Excellencies, colleagues, I would like to start by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General for convening this briefing on the Climate Action Summit. We believe this meeting is crucial in bringing the necessary political momentum to deliver the climate action we need in order to…

  • 39 Countries Call for Inclusion of Critical IPCC Science to the UN Climate Change Negotiations

    39 Countries Call for Inclusion of Critical IPCC Science to the UN Climate Change Negotiations

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    Climate, UNFCCC

    Countries among the worst-affected by climate change warn that a failure to include timely and relevant inputs will thwart essential climate action. New York, 21st February, 2025 The 39-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is calling for a global commitment to ensure vital inputs are provided for imminent reports from the world’s leading scientific…

  • Island Nations’ Losses and Damages Worsen Without Faster Emissions Cuts This Decade

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    2022, Climate, Loss & Damage

    PRESS RELEASE IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 2022 Working Group III Report: Mitigation of Climate Change Island Nations’ Loss and Damages Worsens Without Faster Emission Cuts This Decade Embargoed until April 4, 15:00 hrs GMT New York – 04 April 2022 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report on the Mitigation of…

  • Unprecedented Increases in Climate Impacts Causing Costly Damage for Developing World

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    2024, Climate, COP27, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    As country climate change heads converge at key international meeting, small island nations question how bigger countries’ fossil fuel expansion aligns with urgent need to curb global emissions. Baku, Azerbaijan; 26th July, 2024 As the COP29 Heads of Delegation retreat commences, small island developing states noted with extreme concern the intention of many countries to…

  • The Glasgow Dialogue Must Lead To A Clear Destination – Adoption of 1/CMA.3

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    2021, Climate, COP26, UNFCCC

    Adoption of 1/CMA.3 Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) 13 November 2021 AOSIS requests the COP President to firmly acknowledge the G77 and China position on loss and damage. This common position was, and still is, to establish the Glasgow Loss and Damage Facility under the Financial Mechanism, and to…

  • AOSIS commends UNDP for its climate finance achievements

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    2022, Climate, Finance

    Excellencies, Colleagues, I have the pleasure to represent AOSIS at this interactive dialogue with the Group of 77 and China and UNDP. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the true vulnerability of SIDS. Many SIDS economies contracted by 20 percent or more in 2020 and 2021. Because of this massive contraction AOSIS sounded the alarm…