78/319 GA
Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level plenary meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise
78
Session
| Draft symbol | A/78/L.100 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 78/319 |
| UN Document | 78/319 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/78/PV.102
Speeches following this vote (16)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft decision A/78/L.101, entitled “Enhancing action on sea level rise”, as orally revised.
May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt draft decision A/78/L.101, as orally revised?
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Lautasi
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the 39 small island developing States (SIDS) that are specifically affected by the effects of sea level rise.
We begin by thanking the co-facilitators of this resolution (resolution 78/319), Ambassador Schwalger of New Zealand and Ambassador Chan of Costa Rica, for their extensive…
Mr. Zahneisen
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the member countries of the Coalition for Addressing Sea-level Rise and its Existential Threats (C-SET), namely, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Denmark, Malta, Morocco, New Zealand, Palau, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Tuvalu and my own country, Germany.
At the outset, C-SET would like to express its sincere appreciat…
Mr. May
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, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji.
First and foremost, our group is indebted to the serv…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer.
Mrs. Samson: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Georgia, as well as Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, align themselves wi…
Ms. Chan Valverde
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of New Zealand and my own country, Costa Rica, as the co-facilitators of resolution 78/319, entitled “Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level plenary meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise”.
At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Denni…
Ms. Sisior
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 deepest appreciation to the two co-facilitators of resolution 78/319, Ambassador Schwalger of New Zealand…
Mr. Pell
The United States of America thanks the co-facilitators for their persistent leadership on resolution 78/319 over the past several months. We are pleased to join consensus on enhanced action to address the threats of sea level rise, including at the high-level plenary this September on this issue.
The United States works closely with vulnerable island nations and coastal communities to address t…
Ms. Kardash
With regard to the resolution 78/319 and decision 78/558, we would like to underscore the following.
The resolution and decision set a dangerous precedent for the future, whereby any process can be forcibly imposed on Member States by force, without a corresponding General Assembly decision. That has been our understanding throughout the negotiation process.
However, given the position of the A…
Mr. Navoti
Tuvalu aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States; Fiji, on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum; and Germany, on behalf of the Coalition for Addressing Sea-level Rise and its Existential Threat.
We express our sincere appreciation to the co-facilitator — the Permanent Representatives of New Zealand and Costa Rica …
Mr. Çetin
I take the floor to provide an explanation of position regarding resolution 78/319, on the scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level plenary meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise, as well as decision 78/558, on enhancing action on sea level rise.
We are very much aware of your determination and commitment, Mr. President, to ensure that the issue…
Mr. Fidoe
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 78/319 and thanks the co-facilitators for their efforts to reach agreement. We look forward to the high-level meetings. Ahead of the meetings, it is important to affirm the universal and unified character of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). We reaffirm that UNCLOS sets out the legal framework within which
all act…
Mr. Ghafouri
At the outset, my delegation would like to extend its sincere appreciation to the co-facilitator for facilitating the negotiation process.
My delegation would also like to reaffirm that the Islamic Republic of Iran attaches great importance to addressing climate change at the national, regional and international levels, based on the principles of fairness, partnership, collaboration, national ow…
Mr. Babo Soares
This statement is aligned with that delivered earlier by the representative of Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States.
Timor-Leste, as a small island developing State (SIDS), is highly vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise. With a coastline more than 700 kilometres long, our country is exposed to the risks of coastal erosion, flooding and salt-water intrusion into freshwate…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position after adoption.
At this point, I would like to add my own words of thanks and appreciation to our brilliant co-facilitators, Ambassadors Maritza Chan Valverde and Carolyn Schwalger, the Permanent Representatives of Costa Rica and New Zealand to the United Nations, respectively, for their sincere and tireless efforts in bringing this proce…
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