Business View Caribbean | July 2022

6 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 The AOSIS Fellowship serves as a global example of genuine and durable partnerships for the sustainable development of small island developing States. “The AOSIS Fellowship is an important partnership for Italy. Not only does it increase the capacity of the small island developing states, it strengthens multilateralism and supports our common actions for sustainable development,” said Ambassador Stefano Stefanile, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations. “We recognize the excellent work of the ten AOSIS Fellows this year.” UN Small Island Developing States Partnership Awards is an initiative proposed by Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Malta during their two-year tenure (2020-2021) as the Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee of SIDS to recognise the efforts of the most genuine and durable partnerships for the sustainable development of Small Island developing States (SIDS) in line with the SIDS Accelerated Modality of Action (SAMOA) Pathway. *About AOSIS: Since 1990, AOSIS has represented the interests of the 39 small island and low-lying coastal developing states in international climate change, sustainable development negotiations and processes. As a voice for the vulnerable, its mandate is more than amplifying marginalised voices as it also advocates for these countries’ interests. In terms of size, AOSIS closely resembles the countries it represents on the global stage, but often punches far above its weight, negotiating historic global commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions, among other achievements. This programme is a partnership between AOSIS and Italy that has significantly increased our long-term capacity to engage in the international negotiations on issues that are very important to the development of our countries