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…
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…
