Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Philemon Yang on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- ninth session. We also extend our deep gratitude to former President Dennis Francis for his leadership over the past year. We commend Secretary-General Guterres for his tireless…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of Palau. We align ourselves with the statements delivered by the representative of Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States and the representative of Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.
We join others before us in extending our deepes…
We align ourselves with the statement just delivered by the representative of Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
I would like to begin by congratulating the people and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda on successfully hosting the fourth International Conference on S…
Palau aligns itself with the statements made by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, and by Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum (see A/77/PV.50). We additionally make the following statement in our national capacity.
As a Pacific blue ocean State, Palau’s li…
I bring greetings from our President, Mr. Surangel S. Whipps Jr., and the people of Palau.
It is a great pleasure to be able to address the General Assembly and, at the outset, I wish to congratulate the President of the Assembly at its seventy-seventh session, Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, and pledge Palau’s …
The creation of the United Nations in the closing days of the Second World War was an expression of hope for the possibilities of the new global security arrangement, one that would foster the social and economic conditions that could enable peace to prevail. The Charter of the United Nations and th…
I have the honour and great pleasure of introducing a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., President of the Republic of Palau.
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report entitled “Responsibility to protect: from early warning to early action” (A/72/884). Let me also thank Australia and Ghana for their leadership on this very important issue.
We align ourselves with the statement made by the r…
I have the honour and privilege of addressing the General Assembly today on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States. We would like to offer our sincere congratulations to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session.
While I…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 12 members of the Pacific small island developing States, namely, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Palau, …
We commend and thank Senegal, President of the Security Council for the month of November, for convening this meeting about a matter that is of great importance to all of us. I also thank the delegation of Senegal for the very useful concept note (S/2016/969, annex). We express our gratitude also fo…
On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., the President of the Republic of Palau, I have the honour to make the following remarks at the seventy-first session of the General Assembly.
At the outset, Palau would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson on his election …
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the 12 members of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) with a presence at the United Nations, namely, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and…
First, let me start by thanking the presidency and the Government of the United Kingdom for convening this very important debate. We thank His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog for his briefing and add our admiration and congratulations to Ms. Bouchamaoui and the people of Tunisia. We condemn the terrorist …
On behalf of President Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, I have the honour to make the following remarks before the General Assembly at its seventieth session.
At the outset, Palau would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to lead our work during the sevent…
Palau would like to congratulate New Zealand on its presidency of the Security Council for the month of July and to thank it for convening this important open debate on the peace and security challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS).
We would like to acknowledge the presence of the l…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the States members of the Pacific Islands Forum represented at the United Nations, namely, Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga,…
We thank this body for adopting resolution 68/309 by consensus. Such an adoption is a recognition of the hard work by all Members of the United Nations and the invaluable input of civil society. We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership in the process and, in particular, to expr…
Oceans and seas cover two thirds of the world’s surface and connect 90 per cent of its population. It is estimated that oceans provide more than 350 million jobs globally. A billion people in developing countries are dependent on ocean fish.
Pa1au’s own culture, environment and economy are inextric…
