I am indeed grateful for this opportunity to speak on this issue. And I sincerely thank the Republic of Korea for its leadership this month.
We now live in a world in which our lives are reliant on digital technologies. In line with the Pact for the Future, technological advancements and enhanced a…
First and foremost, Fiji would like to thank Ambassador Webson of Antigua and Barbuda and Ambassador Vinhas of Portugal for their stewardship and commitment throughout the arduous intergovernmental process that enabled us to reach this important milestone on an issue that has been evolving for a whi…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 member States of the Pacific Islands Forum with a presence in New York, namely, Australia, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tong…
I too would like to congratulate Japan on its presidency this month and on convening this meeting. I also wish to acknowledge our very own Sharon Bhagwan Rolls for being here and representing a civil society organization.
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the members of th…
The world that I see today is full of pain and mistrust, mysticism, cynicism and apathy. There are interconnected, complex crises that have been created by our own self-centred ambitions. Growing geopolitical rivalry is contributing to escalating tensions around the world, rather than leveraging mul…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/77/L.94, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum” on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) with a presence in New York. We also acknowledge the guidance of the Cook Islands as Chair of the Pac…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum with a presence in New York.
We are grateful to have the opportunity to address the General Assembly today, although we are disappointed to be meeting again on the same topic. We commend the w…
I have the honour to deliver the following remarks on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum with presence at the United Nations. We acknowledge the guidance and support of the Cook Islands as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum.
Since the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 201…
I have the honour to deliver this statement in my national capacity.
Fiji aligns this statement with the earlier remarks delivered by the representative of the Federated States of Micronesia on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States and by the representative of Tonga on behalf of the …
I have the pleasure of delivering these remarks on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) with a presence at the United Nations and of Kiribati. I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening us today. The members of the PIF would like to express their gratitude to all…
It gives me great pleasure to deliver these remarks on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum in Kiribati, on this happy fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
As stewards of the largest body of ocean through which we live a…
Good morning to one and all. First, I congratulate Mr. Csaba Kőrösi on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session. I also commend his predecessor, Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives.
In a challenging year, I am here to condemn not one but thre…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Pacific Islands Forum with a presence here at the United Nations, namely, Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zeal…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum with a presence in New York. We are grateful to have the opportunity to address the General Assembly today.
We commend the work of the countries that championed the veto initiative that has en…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of the Pacific Islands Forum with Permanent Missions to the United Nations.
We would like to express our thanks to you, Mr. President, as well as to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and the coordinat…
I am deeply honoured to introduce the pre-recorded address by Fiji’s Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Sugar Industry and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Fiji, the Honourable Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, at the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of 12 Members from the Pacific small island developing States.
As the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly draws to a close, I wish to thank His Excellency President Bozkır for the excellent leadership he provided throughout this year. Every year, when …
It is my honour to introduce Her Excellency Mereseini Vuniwaqa, Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, to deliver her pre-recorded remarks on HIV/AIDS to the General Assembly.
I thank the President for giving me this opportunity to take the floor. In the interest of time, I will keep my remarks brief.
Fiji aligns itself with the statement delivered yesterday by the Permanent Representative of the Maldives on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (see A/75/PV.51 R…
This statement in my national capacity is aligned with the statement delivered on behalf of the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States earlier today (see A/75/PV.38).
I congratulate Singapore and Norway on their great efforts to bring the draft resolution on oceans and the law of the sea (A/7…
