Item 75: Oceans and the law of the sea Statement by H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia New York, 12 December 2024 Mr. President, We align our statement with those delivered on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States and on behalf of...
Statement at UNFCCC COP29
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...
India-UN Development Partnership Fund Event
One World One Family One Future Shaping a Sustainable and Inclusive future through South-South Cooperation Statement delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Universe Y. Lawrence New York, 7 November 2024 Distinguished Delegates, and Esteemed Colleagues, For Small Island developing states, like Micronesia, we thank you for this opportunity to demonstrate how...
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 —...
79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Sixth Committee Agenda item 79: Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventy-fifth session [Cluster III] Statement by: H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe, Permanent Representative New York, 30 October 2024 Chair, In this Cluster, Micronesia will comment on the Commission’s work on the topic of “non-legally binding...