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Paris Must Show Global Solidarity to Tackle Climate Change
November 29, 2015Paris—Ahead of the highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference that begins here this week, perhaps the generation’s last chance to forge…
Read MoreSmall Islands: Co-Chairs’ Text Falls Short in Bonn
October 19, 2015“As the countries most vulnerable to climate change, we are always mindful that a weak deal could be worse than no…
Read MoreSmall Islands Seek Breakthrough in Bonn
August 31, 2015Bonn, Germany—At the opening of the latest round of United Nations climate change talks, Amjad Abdulla, chief negotiator for the Alliance…
Read MoreProgress in Bonn, But Crunch Is On
June 11, 2015Bonn, Germany—At the closing of the latest round of U.N. climate talks, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44…
Read MoreSmall Islands propose “below 1.5˚C” global goal for Paris Agreement
June 8, 2015”A 1.5 degree limit must be a part of the Paris agreement – for the sake of present and future generations”…
Read MorePress Release: Small islands say recent extreme weather should motivate climate action
June 1, 2015Bonn, Germany— At the opening of the latest round of U.N. climate talks, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44…
Read MoreAOSIS Ambassadors Hold Special Meeting on Vanuatu Cyclone Recovery
March 25, 2015UNITED NATIONS—Ambassadors from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met here today to discuss Vanuatu’s recovery efforts after Cyclone Pam…
Read MoreGeneva Takes a Step on the Road to Paris
February 13, 2015Geneva—At the conclusion of the United Nations climate change negotiations here, the first in a series of meetings this year designed…
Read MoreAOSIS Sees Important Opportunity for Progress in Geneva
February 8, 2015Geneva—Ahead of the opening of the international climate talks here, Ambassador Ahmed Sareer, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the…
Read MoreMaldives Delivers AOSIS Post-2015 SD Statement
January 19, 2015Co-Facilitators, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition comprising 39 small…
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