United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028

Statement by Jeem S. Lippwe Permanent RepresentativeNew York, 22 March 2023                 Presidents, Distinguished representatives, The distinguished representatives of Cuba, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS), Fiji, on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum  (PIF) ...

CSW67 Conference – Interactive Youth Dialogue

Kasehlelie. Thank you Chair, and thank you, panelists. Young women and girls in small island states face specific and additional challenges when it comes to the gendered digital divide – our large ocean spaces, and multiple, often remote islands, face limited connectivity.  This adds to our existing challenges posed by...

Economic and Social Council Commission on the Status of Women, 67th Session

Statement by H.E. Marcus SamoSecretary of Health and Social Services New York, 9 March 2023 Mr. Chair, Excellencies and distinguished delegates, I align this statement with the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members represented in New York.  In my...