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Unprecedented Caribbean Hurricane Highlights Urgent Need For Climate Finance
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The earliest ever recorded category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic has devastated vulnerable islands with scarce resources to rebuild and recover. New York, 2nd July, 2024 STATEMENT FROM AOSIS CHAIR, AMBASSADOR FATUMANAVA DR. PA’OLELEI LUTERU It is with heavy hearts that we citizens of small island developing states (SIDS) witnessed the utter destruction wrought by…
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Islands Call for Big Action on Finance at Bonn
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Islands Call For Finance Action At Bonn Climate Conference At one of the world’s largest United Nations climate summits, the Alliance of Small Island States called on developed countries to step up their climate finance commitments. Bonn, Germany, 4th June, 2024 At Tuesday 3rd’s Opening Plenary of the Bonn Climate Conference (SB60), the Alliance of…
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INFORMAL MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE NEW COLLECTIVE QUANTIFIED GOAL ON CLIMATE FINANCE
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Excellencies, Colleagues, ● It is my pleasure to address you all in my capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States. ● Firstly, I must express gratitude to COP 29 President designate for convening this dialogue on what could be one of the most consequential catalysts for achieving the Paris Agreement – the…
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the joint SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB58)
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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…
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AOSIS Statement: United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Threats to International Peace and Security: Sea-Level Rise – Implications for International Peace and Security
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Mr. President 1. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the 39 small island developing States (SIDS) that are specially affected by the multiple and intersecting effects of climate change. 2. We thank the Permanent Mission of Malta and the Honorable…
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AOSIS Sixth Committee Statement on Transboundary Harm
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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…
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Progress is inadequate – SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB56) Statement
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Distinguished Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Colleagues Antigua and Barbuda is honoured to deliver 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. Progress is inadequate Chairs, there are some incremental steps that our…
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The race against time as 2030 looms
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Assalaam Alaikum With each passing year, climate change gets worse and worse and worse — with increasing speed. Even 10 years ago, nobody expected that we would be looking at a 1.5 degree world by 2020. Here in the Maldives — a frontline state in this battle — we can see the damage all around…
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Effective and fair legal solutions needed to respond to sea-level rise
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Thank you Mr. Chair. As this is the first time that I am taking the floor, I wish to congratulate you on your election and take this opportunity to commend you for your skilled leadership guiding the work of the Sixth Committee. 2. Mr. Chair, Belize, as Chair of AOSIS would like to thank the…
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COP29 Closing Plenary – AOSIS Statement
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AOSIS closing statement COP 29 Baku, Azerbaijan Opener Alliance of Small Island States joins the consensus on COP 29. We have crossed many oceans and continents to meet here for a comprehensive outcome on the finance goal. We had more hope that the process would protect the interests of the most vulnerable and those with…