Informal consultations on the high-level meeting on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise

Statement by the Micronesian delegation New York, 12 April 2024 Thank you very much, Madame Co-Facilitator, Micronesia aligns with the statements delivered today by Samoa (AOSIS), Fiji (PIF), and Vanuatu (PSIDS).  They comprehensively address general issues of importance for our groups, which we support.  We wish to provide additional general...

Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

Statement by the Delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia Geneva, 28 June 2023 Mr. President, I thank you for the opportunity to deliver this statement in my national capacity. Our islands are at the forefront of the adverse impacts of climate change. Micronesia lies in the path of most...

Statement at adoption of Ocean Biodiversity treaty

Statement by the H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe, Permanent Representative, New York, 19 June 2023 Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction – third...