Delivered by H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe, Baku, 20 November 2024. Check against delivery When most people think of islands and climate change, they picture rising seas slowly swallowing the land sometime in the future. But the truth is more dire: climate impacts are happening every day, beating down upon us...
38th Independence Day message
New York, 3 November 2024 “Tis year we are pledging, With hearts and with hands, Full measure of devotionTo thee, our native land…” Kaselehlie, Mogethin, Ran Allem, Len Wo, or better said, a warm Kamorale you all. Today, we stand united to celebrate our beloved nation's thirty-eighth Independence Day —...
President Simina addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly
26 September 2024 Video: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ogrcs08y Mr. President, Mr. Secretary- General, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the people and the government of Micronesia, I extend a warm Kamorale. Kamorale back home was coined as a national greeting that combines the diverse languages of all our islands. Kamorale represents the...
Statement by Secretary Samo at the High-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance
New York, 26 September 2024 Mr. President and Excellencies. A warm Kamorale, as we say it back home in Micronesia! Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a global crisis that threatens to undermine decades of progress in medicine and public health. The rise of resistant pathogens is a threat to global health...
President Simina addresses the High-Level Meeting on the Existential Threats posed by Sea-level rise – Plenary
New York, 25 September 2024 Mr. President, Micronesia has over 600 atolls and low-lying islands. We have already experienced the adverse physical impacts of climate change-related sea-level rise on our coastlines and the people who live there, including saltwater intrusion into food and water sources, the loss of important cultural...