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The Antigua Cultural Foundation has set the tone for this year’s fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) with their poetic and profound words – “Mother Nature is coming to mourn her children.”
The group was the first to take the stage this morning, Monday, May 27, at the plenary session for SIDS4, being held at the American University in St John’s, Antigua.
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The lineup of speakers began with a recorded message from King Charles. “Your voices galvanise more urgent action,” he said to the room of representatives from small island developing states from around the world. The king called for bold and determined action for SIDS globally.
UN Secretary General, António Guterres called the meeting to order, and prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne was elected as the President of the conference.