NEW YORK, APRIL 5 – The Italian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, met the class of 2022 of AOSIS Fellows. “Italy is proud to be longtime supporter of AOSIS Fellowship Programme”, said the Ambassador, noting that it was an honor to meet the 2022 Fellows “in such a critical year for global action against climate change.
AOSIS is the acronym for the Alliance of Small Island States. Each year, 10 Fellows from AOSIS member states undertake a year of education and diplomatic training at the United Nations in New York, to prepare them to become leaders in their countries on climate change, sustainable development and oceans.
For almost a decade, the AOSIS Fellowship has been training the next generation of AOSIS leaders and environmental experts. This unique SIDS-designed program brings early career professionals from AOSIS member countries to New York for one year to participate an environmental diplomatic with their country’s delegation at the United Nations Headquarters and at international negotiations. The program provides Fellows with the unique opportunity to gain real-world UN experience while participating in a world-class training program. Since 2018, the Fellowship has been made possible by the support of the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition.
The current group of Fellows come from the Maldives, Grenada, Kiribati, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, the Seychelles, Fiji, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Suriname. (@OnuItalia)
