Statement of President Wesley W. Simina on Sea-level rise at the AOSIS Leader’s Meeting
New York, 23 September 2024 Climate change is the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security, and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific. Climate change-related sea-level rise is one of the starkest manifestations of that threat, particularly in small island states. Climate change-related sea-level rise poses…
Thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Agenda item 14: Reports of the SG under article 319 Statement by H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe, Permanent Representative New York, 12 June 2024 Mr. President, Micronesia welcomes the reports of the Secretary General under article 319 of the Convention. We wish to comment in connection to a…
FSM elected Vice President of the General Assembly
June 6, 2024 (New York, FSMUN) – Today the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected 16 Vice Presidents, including the Federated States of Micronesia, to serve at its 79th session, lasting from September 2024 until September 2025. The Vice-Presidents are nominated by the UN regional groups and…
FSM deposits instrument of ratification for BBNJ Agreement
June 3, 2024 (New York, FSMUN) – In a brief ceremony today, Ambassador Jeem S. Lippwe, the Permanent Representative of FSM to the United Nations in New York, deposited FSM’s instrument of ratification for the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
SIDS4 – Side event: SIDS Leadership in the Race to Ratification
Remarks by H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the UN St. John’s, 30 May 2024 Moderator, I would like to first thank the organizers of this event for the opportunity to say a few words. The Pacific has played an…
SIDS4 – Side event: Precautionary Pause on the Push to Mine the Deep Sea
Remarks by H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the UN St. John’s, 29 May 2024 Moderator, I appreciate the opportunity to deliver some brief remarks at this side event to highlight the views of the Government of the Federated States…
SIDS4 – Item 8: General Debate
Statement by H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the UN St. Johns, May 28, 2028 Mr. President, Micronesia stands in solidarity with the people of our sister nation, the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. We offer our condolences during…
FSM Statement at the Commission on Population and Development
New York, 1 May 2024 Chairperson, Micronesia joins other speakers in congratulating you Madame Chair and commends our Secretary-General for the preparation of three respective reports that highlight the global status of implementation of the ICPD Program of Action. We appreciate the reports highlighting the challenges of…
On April 17, 2024, FSM was given the Durwood Zaelke Global Eco-Action Roll of Honor.
New York April 18, 2024 Presented at the ceremony: Island countries are most vulnerable to the climate crisis. Back in 2009, one small island country in the Pacific Ocean started a movement to phase out a super-hot climate pollutant that is a thousand times hotter than carbon…
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…
