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High-Level Side Event: Road to COP29: A Multilateral Approach to Climate Adaptation
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Statement on behalf of the Chair of AOSIS High-Level Side Event: Road to COP29: A Multilateral Approach to Climate Adaptation 26 September 2024, UN Headquarters Excellencies, distinguished panelists, esteemed colleagues, It is a privilege to address you today on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at this critical juncture on the road…
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Presentation to Member States on the Report of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework: Main findings and recommendations
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Intervention on behalf of AOSIS: 1. Let me begin by thanking the co-facilitators, Australia and Indonesia, for organizing this briefing and the special representative of the Secretary General on Disaster Risk Reduction for presenting the report on the midterm review on the implementation of the Sendai Framework. 2. As the countries that are at the…
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Island Nations: COP26 might be the “last stand” to keep 1.5C alive
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Glasgow – 1 November 2021 – Small island states have laid down the gauntlet ahead of critical showdown climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Citing the “terrifying” implications of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change’s latest scientific report, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Lia Nicholson did not mince words in her…
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Moving Forward on the MVI – Panel’s Final Report on the MVI
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Informal meeting of the General Assembly to allow the Co-Chairs of the High-Level Panel on the Development of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to present the final edited version of the Final report to Member States March 28, 2024. Trusteeship Council. 10:00 am – 12:00 Mr. President, Co-chairs of…
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November Newsletter: Message from the Chair of AOSIS
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AOSIS NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2023 • Message from the Chair of AOSIS H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru Talofa reader, As we near the end of what has been an extraordinary year, we find ourselves on the cusp of another pivotal climate change summit. After agreeing to a seminal new AOSIS Leaders Declaration in September,…
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Historic Wadadli Action Platform Set To Advance Action For SIDS Resilience
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AOSIS will convene international SIDS leaders’ meeting to map out a sustainable pathway amidst post-pandemic recovery Thursday 4th August, 2022: Leaders of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) from the Pacific, Caribbean, and African, Indian Ocean and South China Sea states will converge at the Wadadli Action Platform to address the most critical issues that hinder…
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AOSIS Press Statement on the upcoming ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
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For the world’s most vulnerable, the upcoming Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change is a milestone after decades of our calls for international accountability. On Wednesday 23rd July, all eyes will be on the Hague as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its…
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SIDS Advance Historic Achievement of BBNJ Treaty
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SIDS Advance Historic Achievement of BBNJ Treaty Landmark UN agreement transforms the way the world manages and protects the high seas 5th March, 2023 After almost a decade of tireless work from small island developing States (SIDS) negotiators and United Nations colleagues, a clean text agreement to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine…
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Climate Finance for Sustaining International Peach & Security – Arria Formula Discussion
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Mr. President Mr. Secretary-General Distinguished Colleagues Ladies and Gentlemen I have the honor and challenge to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (‘AOSIS’) at a time when we have been shaken to our core by the scientific findings of the Working Group II Report of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment…
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Implementing Mission 1.5: Opening Remarks for Opening Segment Copenhagen Climate Ministerial
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Opening Remarks for Opening Segment Copenhagen Climate Ministerial 21 – 22 March 2024 I am pleased to make this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States • At the outset let me thank our host Denmark for facilitating such a useful setting for Climate Ministers to build our collective understanding on…