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Meeting tomorrow: New committee ushers in sustainable development progress
February 24, 2016WHAT: Inaugural Meeting of the Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS meeting. In 2014, the signing of the SAMOA Pathway agreement…
Read MoreFiji Assessing Needs in Wake of Worst-Ever Cyclone
February 24, 2016New York, 1830hrs, 23 February 2016 –The extent of destruction from Tropical Cyclone Winston, the Southern Hemisphere’s strongest tropical storm on…
Read MoreCyclone Winston: Grim reminder of life in a warming world.
February 23, 2016NEW YORK–With widespread power outages and entire islands cut off from the mainland, reports on the impact of Cyclone Winston are…
Read MoreStatement by AOSIS to closing SBSTA Plenary in Paris at COP21
December 15, 2015STATEMENT Statement by AOSIS to closing SBSTA Plenary in Paris at COP21 2015-12-15 Maldives on behalf of AOSIS Download PDF Topic:…
Read MoreClosing Statement Paris Agreement
December 12, 2015Mr. President, I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition…
Read MoreBig Story on Little Islands: ‘Tiny islands drive huge ambition’
December 12, 2015From Washington Post LE BOURGET, France — The Paris climate-change conference was supposed to be about the needs of big countries…
Read More25 Years of Leadership at the United Nations
December 11, 2015In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Alliance of Small Island States, the group’s chair produced a booklet with words…
Read MoreWords of Wisdom: Robert Van Lierop, first AOSIS Chair, on UNFCCC and History
December 11, 2015This article first appeared on Reuters Trust.org By Robert F. Van Lierop This week, the eyes of the world are on…
Read MorePress Release: AOSIS Ministers Lay Out Priorities Ahead of Week Two
December 7, 2015Paris—After meeting ahead of the second week of United Nations climate change negotiations, the Ministers and heads of delegation here representing the…
Read MoreMaldives talks climate resilience
December 3, 2015Last night, at COP 21 in Paris, the Maldives held a side event focusing on the country’s island resiliency programme. Resiliency has become…
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