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Small Island States Leaders Affirm Statehood and Sovereignty Are Protected Against Sea Level Rise
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 – NEW YORK: The 39 Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Alliance of Small-Island States (AOSIS) will issue a Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood today at the UN High Level Meeting on the Threats of Sea Level Rise. The Declaration clearly articulates that, consistent with international law, countries will…
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Globalization must not end in re-colonization of SIDS by economic means
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Mr. Chairman, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, and to congratulate you and your bureau on your election. This year the 2nd Committee will have a very busy schedule, and our group of countries wish to take this opportunity to highlight the most important aspects of…
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AOSIS emphasizes Energy and Climate Change at the 9th Commission on Sustainable Development
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Mr. President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 43 member countries of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), 36 of which are member States of the United Nations. First, may I congratulate you on your election as Chairman of the 9th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development. We are…
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AOSIS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE
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PRESS RELEASE AOSIS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE April 19, 2026 Download PDF Topic: Climate AOSIS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE New York: Monday 20th April, 2025 Amidst an increasingly unpredictable geopolitical landscape, world ministers are gathering for the first major climate ministerial since COP30, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, and the…
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AOSIS addresses the SBSTA Opening Plenary at its 40th session
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1. Good morning Mr. Chairman and distinguished delegates. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. AOSIS associates itself with the statement made by Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and Nepal on behalf of LDCs and Sudan on behalf of the…
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Communique from the Fifth Summit of AOSIS Heads of State and Government
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Adopted at the Swami Vivekananda Convention Centre Port Louis, Mauritius, 12 January 2005. 1. The Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met on 12 January 2005 in Port Louis, Mauritius. The meeting was chaired by The Honourable Paul Raymond Bérenger G.C.S.K, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius…
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AOSIS welcomes the UN Task Force created to finalize the Multi-dimensional Vulnerability Index
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AOSIS Statement delivered by H E. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the President of the General Assembly on his priorities for the resumed part of the seventy-sixth session 19 January 2022 President of the General Assembly, Secretary- General Excellencies…
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AOSIS Leaders Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood
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PREAMBLE 1. Recalling that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been sounding the alarm on sea level rise for many decades, collectively beginning with the Malé Declaration on Global Warming and Sea Level Rise adopted in Maldives in November 1989, 2. Recalling also that SIDS as oceanic States, countries and territories place great value on…
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AOSIS Submission on decision tools to evaluate alternative adaptation strategies to climate change
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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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Criteria for Joint Implementation under the Negotiating Committee for the Climate Change Convention
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The Alliance of Small Island States wish to thank the Secretariat for its paper, A/AC.237/35. This provided a helpful starting point for discussions about joint implementation under the Framework Convention on Climate Change at INC8. These initial discussions, and the subsequent comments submitted by countries contained in document A/AC,237/Misc.33, provide a range of views about…