Development
Oceans and small island States at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised oceans and small island states
Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuYour excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
The assembly of Inaka.
and a very good afternoon to you all.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaThe small island states threatened by rising oceans belong to humanity.
The poor, the vulnerable, and the marginalized belong.
They belong to our common human family.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniFor a small island state such as ours, income indicators alone do not capture our multidimensional vulnerability.
And that is why we in the Comoros call for a profound reform of the international financial architecture.
Such reform is essential to guarantee our right to development and to ensure that multilateral banks finally take account of our vulnerabilities in their allocation policies.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowThe rule of law is one of the foundations upon which trust is built.
The continued development of multilateral treaties and the entry into force of the agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction also demonstrate what is possible when states negotiate in good faith and perseverance.
The Gambia commends Ghana for its historic resolution on declaration of trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity and to go for the resolution on correcting the map at the General Assembly.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroWe maintain close collaboration and continued support for countries that are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
And we are investing in innovative solutions, such as agreements to convert debt into green investment.
Climate change and freedom of navigation share a common priority of our policy, the sea and ocean.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyFrom climate and security and illicit armed armed flows.
To organize crime and displacement.
And yet despite constituting one quarter of the world states.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseAnd addressing climate change, which threatens their very existence through rising sea levels and increasing salinity.
Accepting the science of climate change and acting upon it is rightfully the entry point for engaging with these vital nations of the Pacific, or as we call it, the Blue Continent.
It's why we are partnering with the COP31 President, Tokia, and Pacific nations to sponsor a Pacific pre-COP meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahIt is about procedural justice, who has a voice.
It is about whether the future of mountain communities, small island states, landlocked and least developed countries, and generations yet unborn count equally.
Starting tomorrow at the Sagarmatha to Sea side event right here at the United Nations, Nepal is ready to help lead this conversation.
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