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  • AOSIS Sixth Committee Statement on Transboundary Harm

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    2022, 6C, Oceans, Sea Level Rise

    Mr. Chair, It is my honor to present this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, the 39 small island developing states that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and other transboundary environmental harms with anthropogenic causes. It has been many years now since the ILC completed its work…

  • AOSIS laments lack of preventative measures to deal with Covid-19 crisis

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    2020, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    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…

  • Small Island States Leaders Affirm Statehood and Sovereignty Are Protected Against Sea Level Rise

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    2024, GA, GA79, Oceans, Sea Level Rise

    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 retain their statehood, sovereignty, and UN membership,…

  • 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…

  • Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the joint SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB58)

    Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the joint SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB58)

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    2023, Climate, Mitigation, SB52, UNFCCC

    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…

  • 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.

  • AOSIS calls for SIDS Compact as pandemic crisis deepens

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    2020, Macroeconomics, Sustainable Development

    I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of the Small Island States. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Mr. Chair, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the subitems under the macroeconomic issues…

  • AOSIS discussion paper preparing for the BPOA+10

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    2003, GA, Sustainable Development

    The Plenary meeting of AOSIS held on 25 August 2003 tasked the open-ended Working Group of the Alliance to prepare a discussion paper on the various issues pertaining to the preparation of the BPOA + 10. Pursuant to that decision, the openended Working Group met on 3 September 2003 and after a rich exchange of…

  • AOSIS proposes elements on the 2013-2015 Review for SBSTA/SBI Draft Conclusions

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    2015, Climate, SB42, UNFCCC

    The SBSTA and SBI considered the final factual report of the structured expert dialogue (SED) of the 2013-2015 Review as well as submissions by Parties. The SBSTA and SBI, based on consideration of the final factual report and submissions by Parties, noted with grave concern that, according to the best available scientific knowledge, “significant climate…

  • Report of the AOSIS Meeting of Experts on Waste Management

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    2003, Sustainable Development

    1. INTRODUCTION The Meeting of Experts on Waste Management for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held at Hotel Nacional, Havana (Cuba). It brought together experts from all SIDS regions and from a variety of backgrounds, such as government trade officials and representatives from educational institutions, waste management, private business and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). A…