Press Release

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and by extension, the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, congratulates the Hon. Madam Justice Cheryl Bazard, KC, Justice of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, on her election 11 November 2026 in Antalya, Turkiye in the margins of CoP31 as Secretary General of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law. (COSIS).

Justice Bazard was nominated by the Government of The Bahamas and elected by the members of the Commission.

The Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, said: “The members of COSIS have elected a Bahamian jurist as their Secretary General. The Government congratulates Justice Bazard and will support her work.”

About Justice Bazard
Justice Bazard sits on the Supreme Court of The Bahamas and was called to the Inner Bar as King’s Counsel in 2023. She previously served as Ambassador of The Bahamas to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union.

About COSIS
COSIS was established by an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu concluded on 31 October 2021. On 12 December 2022 the Commission submitted a request to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for an advisory opinion on the obligations of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in relation to climate change. The Tribunal delivered its advisory opinion on 21 May 2024. The Bahamas is a member of the Commission.

The Government thanks the Co-Chairs of the Commission, the Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda and of Tuvalu, for their support of the nomination, and H.E. Eselealofa Apinelu, the outgoing Secretary General, for the service given to the Commission. The Government looks forward to working with Justice Bazard and all members of COSIS.

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