Alliance of Small Island States

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  • AOSIS urges for full implementation of SAMOA Pathway

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    2022, GA, S.A.M.O.A. Pathway, Sustainable Development

    UN Secretary-General Special Representative, ASG Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, USG and High Representative of UN-OHRLLs, Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, Director Distinguished Ambassadors, Resident Coordinators, Heads and Representatives of UN entities, ladies and Gentlemen I have the honour, on behalf of the Government and People of Antigua and…

  • Key goals up in the air as COP26 climate summit ends

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    AOSIS in the News

    Ambassador Aubrey Webson, AOSIS Chair, speaks. The United Nations’ climate summit is wrapping up Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. Delegates from nearly 200 nations are attempting to keep the goal of the 2015 Paris climate agreement alive by limiting the threshold of rising temperatures to 1.5 Celsius.

  • AOSIS addresses the preparatory meeting of Stockholm+50 dialogue

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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 Government of Finland and…

  • AOSIS contributes to a political declaration on implementing SDG14 (Life below water)

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    2022, GA, Oceans, SDGs

    Introduction I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. Let me begin by thanking the co-facilitators for their tireless efforts in guiding us towards the finish line for the outcome of the Second UN…

  • Climate-vulnerable nations demand more financial support in COP26 draft deal

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    AOSIS in the News

    Aubrey Webson, U.N. ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda and chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, said the deal needed to be strengthened to help the most vulnerable, particularly with finance to adopt clean energy and cope with climate change impacts.

  • Small island states bat for dedicated climate money from developed countries

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    AOSIS in the News

    THE ALLIANCE of Small Island States (AOSIS) is insistent that developed countries should respond positively to the call for dedicated financing facility for victims of climate change impacts.

  • Opening Remarks for the High-level Meeting on Financing for Development for Small Island Developing States

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    Finance, Sustainable Development

    Special Event at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June 2025 12:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Fellow Ministers, Heads of International and Regional Organizations, Colleagues and Friends, It is my honour to open this High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development of Small Island Developing States, convened as…

  • At COP30, AOSIS Takes Action With New Agenda Item to Close the Ambition Gap

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    Climate, UNFCCC

    “Our world’s 1.5°C turning point is here”: AOSIS proposes new agenda item: “Responding to the NDC Synthesis Report and Addressing the 1.5°C Ambition and Implementation Gap” Belem, Brazil: Friday 7th November, 2025 As countries converge in Brazil for the landmark United Nations climate change conference, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is taking bold…

  • November Newsletter: Message from the Chair of AOSIS

    November Newsletter: Message from the Chair of AOSIS

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    2023, Adaptation, Climate, COP27, UNFCCC

    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,…

  • Draft AOSIS Joint Closing Statement Sixtieth Session of the Subsidiary Bodies of UNFCCC

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    2024, Climate, Mitigation, SB52, UNFCCC

    1. Thank you, Mr. Chairs of SBI and SBSTA for convening this joint plenary to hear parties’ views on matters taken up at this session, 2. This statement is made by Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. A coalition of low-lying coastal communities that are most vulnerable to the adverse impacts…