{"id":124453,"date":"2021-02-23T14:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anrupdate.com\/?p=124453"},"modified":"2021-02-23T14:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:20:58","slug":"address-by-prime-minister-gaston-browne-at-un-security-council-open-debate-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/address-by-prime-minister-gaston-browne-at-un-security-council-open-debate-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Address by Prime Minister Gaston Browne at UN Security Council Open Debate on Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/p>

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I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (\u2018AOSIS\u2019).<\/p>\n

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Make no mistake\u2026 Climate Change\u2019s existential threat to our own survival is not a future consideration, but a current reality.<\/p>

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Climate change and its adverse effects are threats to peace and security across the globe. The ever-increasing frequency and severity of tropical cyclones, droughts, sea level rise, and desertification, all account for the displacement of populations, and are drivers for national and international conflicts worldwide.<\/p>\n

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For the past thirty years, AOSIS has been the single most consistent advocate on climate. Over that span of time, we have pressed for ambitious action through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, its Kyoto Protocol, and its Paris Agreement; which remain today the primary international fora for determining the global response to climate change.<\/p>\n

As Chair of AOSIS, I want to highlight the often-overlooked threats faced by our small island developing States (\u2019SIDS\u2019), specifically in light of our fragility and more particularly\u00a0 our vulnerability.<\/p>

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Excellencies,<\/p>\n

For SIDS, our peace and security can be decimated on multiple fronts\u2026 sometimes at a moment\u2019s notice, whether it be:<\/p>

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