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At SIDS4, the UN Secretary-General says: “It’s Time for Climate Justice for SIDS”
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At SIDS4, the UN Secretary-General says: “It’s Time for Climate Justice for SIDS” UN chief António Guterres joins the AOSIS Chair in call for climate and financial justice for vulnerable small island developing nations, at historic international summit for islands. Antigua and Barbuda, SIDS4, 27th May, 2024 “SIDS are a test case for climate justice…
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AOSIS comments on decision tools for evaluating alternative adaptation strategies
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The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomed the informal report provided by the Secretariat at the last meeting of SBSTA in Bonn this year. AOSIS is very interested in furthering the work on adaptation, especially for coastal areas. AOSIS Member States have been grappling with the need to find cost-effective and technically feasible options…
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Statement to the CSD on the outcomes of the Mauritius International Meeting
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In the absence of His Excellency the Permanent Representative of Mauritius, the Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, and in my capacity as Vice-Chairman of AOSIS, I have the honor to make present some viewpoints from our group. This statement will build upon our introductory statement to the opening session…
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REACTION TO THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE SYNTHESIS REPORT
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ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES REACTION TO THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE SYNTHESIS REPORT September 8th, 2023 We are small islands facing an enormous crisis. The GST Synthesis Report delivers another devastating blow. The report confirms that the world is woefully behind on climate action to peak emissions and limit our world’s warming to 1.5°C – and…
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Statement by AOSIS on SIDS and Energy for Sustainable Deelopment
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Mr. Chairman, honorable Ministers, Excellencies, It is an honor for me to represent the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) here at this meeting, and to share with you some of our concerns with what we as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) consider to be the question of energy for sustainable development. Energy is required…
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Statement by AOSIS to closing SBSTA Plenary in Paris at COP21
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Good morning Madam Chairperson and distinguished delegates. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of 44 countries most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Madam Chairperson, limiting the global rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees is a life or death matter…
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AOSIS Intervention UNSG Climate Summit 2025
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Secretary General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my distinct honour, to speak to you on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); whose people are the most vulnerable, living daily with the stark reality of climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, and changing ecosystems are not projections for us. They…
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AOSIS Joint Opening Statement Sixty-Second Session of the Subsidiary Bodies of UNFCCC
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Chairs, Thank you, distinguished Chairs of the SBI and SBSTA for convening this joint opening plenary. We congratulate you on your appointment and look forward to continuing to work constructively with you. Palau has the honour to make this statement on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States. At the…
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2023 AOSIS Leaders Declaration
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ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES LEADERS’ DECLARATION 2023 We, the Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), meeting in New York on 22 September 2023, on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: 1. Recall previous AOSIS Leaders’ Declarations adopted on 22 September 2021,…
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Call for more ambitious global action to protect oceans
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I have the honor of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the group of countries that are most reliant on oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, due to our unique characteristics, dependence and particular exposure to the ocean and its biodiversity. As the historic custodians of…