78/544 GA
High-level plenary meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise
78
Session
| Draft symbol | A/78/L.35 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 78/544 |
| UN Document | 78/544 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/78/PV.53
Speeches following this vote (7)
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position after adoption, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote or position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Tōnē
I have the honour to deliver these remarks on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum with presence at the United Nations, namely, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Tonga.
Forum members recognize the threats and adverse impacts of …
Mr. Falefou
I have the honour to deliver the following joint statement on behalf of the Coalition
for Addressing Sea-level Rise and its Existential Threat (C-SET). The Coalition is co-chaired by Tuvalu and Germany and led by a group of champions, namely Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Denmark, Morocco, New Zealand, Bangladesh, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Palau and Romania.
We applaud your leadership, Si…
Ms. Flores Soto
My delegation welcomes the draft decision presented to the plenary today. We wish to clarify our position with regard to three considerations.
Firstly, the scope must maintain the relationship between sea level rise and the protection of the person affected by that phenomenon, where the guardianship of human dignity is a universal obligation that goes beyond the link with the Law of the Sea.
Se…
Mr. Luteru
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 particularly affected by the effects of sea level rise.
We begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for your persistent advocacy on this critical issue. In this era of unprecedented and relentless sea level rise, we must make sure…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position after adoption.
I will now deliver a statement from the rostrum.
Statement by the President
The President
I thank all delegations for their valued support at the briefing this morning and also for prioritizing the urgent need to address the existential threats posed by sea level rise. In doing so, they are
standing firmly with the most vulnerable and acutely affected communities, especially those in small island developing States and countries with low-lying coastal areas.
We hear varied personal a…
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