. @GCF_News replenishment is critical.#ClimateEmergency #SIDSMatter
At opening of the 3rd session of the Intergovernmental Conference on the BBNJ, #Belize (@AOSISChair) advocates treaty recognition of the "special case" of small island states, not to gain any advantage but to address ongling and acute vulnerabilities.
Let’s empower the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, and deliver tangible outcomes that tackles the existential challenges facing SIDS.
#SIDSMatter
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Why is AOSIS important?
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) – A voice for the vulnerable.
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AOSIS@30 – Small Island Developing States
Opening Remarks by H.E. Ms. Lois M. Young at the AOSIS Launch Event