UN General Assembly
2024

The Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood adopted by the Leaders of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on 23rd September affirms that the sovereignty or statehood of small island developing states cannot be challenged under any circumstances of climate change-related sea level rise. We invite all UN Member States to support the implementation of this Declaration and to use it as the basis of international cooperation. To further guarantee that SIDS will be spared the gravest climate threats, global warming must be limited to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Belize urges the G20 to enhance their emission reduction targets to achieve this temperature limit.