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...
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...
78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Agenda item 75: Oceans and the law of the sea Statement by: H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe Permanent Representative New York, 5 December 2023 Mr. President, The Federated States of Micronesia aligns its statement with the ones delivered on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on behalf of AOSIS,...
78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Third Committee Agenda item 67: Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children Statement by: H.E. Jeem S. Lippwe, Permanent Representative New York, 6 October 2023 I thank you, Mr. Chairperson, for the opportunity to speak on the promotion and protection of the rights of children. The rights of...
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...