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Island Nations Launch New Declaration at AOSIS Leaders Meeting
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UN Secretary General says, “Developed countries must deliver” on finance for SIDS, in address at island leaders’ meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly. New York City, 22 September, 2023 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level week climaxed for leaders of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with the Alliance of Small Island…
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A New Era of Action: AOSIS Statement on the Closing of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for SIDS4
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STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS) Closing of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States 11 April 2024 Conference Room 2 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Distinguished Co-Chairs, I have the honor to deliver the following statement on behalf of the…
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AOSIS recaps the 18th session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC
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1. Introduction 1.1 The Eighteenth Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB-18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were held from 4-13 June 2003, in Bonn, Germany. Over 1288 participants attended the meeting, though it was evident that a number of AOSIS countries were not present. The main problem was caused by…
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Uplifting the Vulnerable – Second session of the Preparatory Committee for SIDS4
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Second session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States April 1, 2024 Distinguished co-chairs, Excellencies – good morning. I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. We align ourselves…
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AOSIS calls for SIDS Compact as pandemic crisis deepens
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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…
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AOSIS prepares for the COP13/CMP3 of the UNFCCC
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The AOSIS Preparatory Meeting for the UNFCCC Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) and the Third Session of the Conference of the Parties as the Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 3) was held in St. Kitts-Nevis on 7 to 10 November 2007. OPENING CEREMONY The opening ceremony…
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SIDS Advance Historic Achievement of BBNJ Treaty
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SIDS Advance Historic Achievement of BBNJ Treaty Landmark UN agreement transforms the way the world manages and protects the high seas 5th March, 2023 After almost a decade of tireless work from small island developing States (SIDS) negotiators and United Nations colleagues, a clean text agreement to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine…
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Moving Forward on the MVI – Panel’s Final Report on the MVI
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Informal meeting of the General Assembly to allow the Co-Chairs of the High-Level Panel on the Development of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to present the final edited version of the Final report to Member States March 28, 2024. Trusteeship Council. 10:00 am – 12:00 Mr. President, Co-chairs of…
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Safeguarding our Resilience – In Support of SIDS4
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AOSIS Statement Opening and Welcome Address Technical Workshop in support of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) 11-13 March 2024 Tanoa Tusitala Hotel- Apia, Samoa Talofa and a very warm welcome to Samoa. Over the next three days, you will begin the conversation on an extremely important issue that is central…
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AOSIS launches its Knowledge Hub
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AOSIS is pleased to update its membership with the considerable progress being made in developing a Knowledge Hub that provides ready access to anyone seeking to learn about its work over the past 30 years. International law is developed through precedent, and therefore documenting our group’s submissions and statements is a critical step. To date,…