Address by Mr. Jeem Lippwe, Deputy Permanent Rep., Before the Intergovermental Preparatory Meeting of the 17th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development on Agriculture

Mr. Jeem LippweDeputy Permanent Representative of theFederated States of Micronesia to the UN Before the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting of the17th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Developmenton Agriculture New York, 24 February 2009 Chairperson, On behalf of the delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia, I would first like to congratulate...

Address by the Delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia Before the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development on Agriculture, Rural Development in SIDS

Address by the Delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia Before the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Developmenton Agriculture, Rural Development in SIDS New York, 12 May 2008 Mr. Chairman, My delegation, first and foremost, wishes to put on record its disappointment about the scheduling of SIDS day. It...

Address by the Delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia Before the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Developmenton Agriculture

Address by the Delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia Before the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Developmenton Agriculture New York, 5 May 2008 Mr. Chairman, Agriculture is an important contributor to economic sustainability and rural development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as Micronesia. Especially subsistence agriculture...