The Federated States of Micronesia aligns itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the Alliance of Small Island States and the Pacific Islands Forum (see A/78/PV.43).
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the constitution of the ocean, s…
I make this statement on behalf of the 12 Pacific small island developing States represented in New York. I align our statement with the one to be delivered by the representative of Tonga on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.
On this momentous occasion, we warmly welcome one of our leaders from o…
My delegation would first like to thank the delegations
of Singapore and Norway for coordinating the draft resolutions pertaining to oceans and the law of the sea (A/77/L.36) and sustainable fisheries (A/77/L.33), and for bringing the negotiations on them to a successful conclusion.
In 2022 we foc…
I am honoured to make these brief remarks on behalf of the delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia. The brevity of these remarks does not in any way indicate any diminishment of concern that my delegation ascribes to the situation in Ukraine.
To some, especially those of us from countries …
I would like to thank the delegations of Singapore and Norway for so ably steering the informal consultations on the two draft resolutions before us today (A/76/L.20 and A/76/L.18), of which Micronesia is a sponsor.
Their Excellencies of Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji and Samoa, speaking respectively on…
I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. I join others in expressing our appreciation to
Ms. Joanna Wronecka, former Permanent Representative of Poland, and Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar, for their leadership as co-Chairs during the seventy-f…
I have the distinct honour to introduce His Excellency Mr. David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, and his pre-recorded address.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered today by the representatives of Belize,
Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Pacific small island Developing States, respectively (see A/74/PV.42).
I wish to speak …
Let me join previous speakers in conveying our solidarity in connection with today’s commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
I am pleased to join this annual debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Sec…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 12 members of the Pacific small island developing States (PSIDS) — Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, the Federated States ofMicronesia.
At the outset, w…
Let me at the outset congratulate you, Sir, on assuming your role as President of the General Assembly. I
also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Peter Thomson of Fiji, for a job well done over the past year. I must also mention the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres. Since assuming the…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.77, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum”, on behalf of the members of the Forum.
The draft is an update of resolution 69/318 and serves two purposes. First, it takes stock of various developments over …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS).
At the outset, we would like to thank Sweden for convening today’s important debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. Similarly, we would like to commend the President of the Gener…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Pacific Islands Forum. We would like to thank Mr. Joyini of South Africa, Mr. Kravik of Norway and Mrs. Deiye of Nauru for bringing negotiations on the respective resolutions to their successful conclusion. We look fo…
Much has been written and said about the specific challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS), and for good reason. SIDS, such as the Federated States of Micronesia, are inherently exposed to factors outside our control and are the single most vulnerable group of countries in the world.
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The Federated States of Micronesia welcomes this opportunity to participate in the debate on the agenda item “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. This is not the first time that Micronesia has pronounced itself on that …
The Federated States of Micronesia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Samoa on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS), as well as the statement delivered by the representative of Palau on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum countries.
At the outs…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States represented at the United Nations, namely, Fiji, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, the Federated States of Microne…
