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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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Rich countries still don’t want to pay their climate change tab
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“There were a lot of very positive statements,” said Janine Felson, deputy head of the Belize delegation and an adviser to the Alliance of Small Island States, a negotiating bloc of 39 island and low-lying countries. “What we are seeing, though, in the [negotiating] room is very different. It’s more business as usual, so rhetoric…
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Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
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“When countries lose their islands because of sea level rise and extreme events, they are losing their culture and traditions. There is no adapting to that,” says Le-Anne Roper, coordinator for loss and damage at the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
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AOSIS Leaders’ Declaration on the Special Circumstances of Small Island Developing States
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Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on the Special Circumstances of Small Island Developing States PREAMBLE 1. Recalling the longstanding recognition by the international community of the unique and particular vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including in the 1992 United Nations Conference on…
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Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth International SIDS Conference: Statement by Chair of AOSIS, Peseta Noumea Simi
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Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth International SIDS Conference: Statement by Chair of AOSIS, Peseta Noumea Simi, During the Opening Ceremony. 16 August 2023, Nukualofa, TONGA Excellencies, colleagues and dear friends, I am pleased to make the following remarks in my capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Let me…
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the joint SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB58)
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Executive Secretary Stiell Distinguished Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Colleagues Samoa delivers this statement on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). [We associate ourselves with the statement made by the Group of 77 and China.] AOSIS wishes to begin by reminding the world that this process is supposed…
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AOSIS Workshop on trade, sustainable development and small island developing States
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The workshop was held at the Wyndham Rose Hall Resort and Country Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 12 to 15 December, 2001. Informal consultations, registration and preparation was held on 11 December. Proceedings Opening ceremony The workshop was blessed by The Reverend Edward Jennings, of Montego Bay. Mrs. Norma Taylor Roberts (Ministry of Foreign…
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Time to shift focus to delivery on-the-ground
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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…
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AOSIS laments lack of preventative measures to deal with Covid-19 crisis
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The 2030 Agenda, built on the five principles of people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership is our collective development aspiration as an international community. It promises a world more equitable, where all nations have an opportunity at sustainable and sustained development. The HLPF is the forum intended to bring attention to where we are, where…
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COP 26: Poor countries demand compensation for climate impacts caused by wealthy nations
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As the world is struggling to keep global warming at bay, the issue of who pays for the fallout of climate change is one of the major sticking points in negotiations at the UN climate conference in Glasgow. Ambassador Prasad (Fiji), Minister Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda, AOSIS Chair)