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Statement on the High Level Events on Climate Change |
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| H.E. Mrs Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu delivered Tonga's Statement on the High Level Events on Climate Change
September 24 2007, United Nations Headquarters, New York |
STATEMENT BY H.E. MRS FEKITAMOELOA ‘UTOIKAMANU
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF TONGA TO THE UNITED NATIONS THEMATIC PLENARY IV – “FINANCING THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE – INVESTING TOMORROW"
Mr Co-Chairman,
Firstly I wish to congratulate you on co chairing this thematic plenary session. Small island states including my own have for decades raised awareness on the adverse effects of climate change and sea level rise as it presents significant risks to the sustainable development of its economies. Climate change is therefore for Tonga not just an “environmental issue”, it has deep implications for economic growth, sustainable development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
My delegations therefore wish to take this opportunity to thank the
Secretary General for his initiative to hold this High Level Dialogue
on Climate Change, which brings to center state in the global arena, an
issue which is the most pressing challenge facing humankind. This
morning the Secretary General in his opening statement affirmed that
“Today, the time for doubt has passed……..the scientists has clearly
outlined the severity of the problem…..the message is simple, we know
enough to act: if we do not act now the impact of climate change will
be devastating; and we have affordable measures and technologies to
begin addressing the problem right now.
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Statement during the Thematic Debate on Addressing Climate Change: The UN and the World at Work |
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| H.E. Mrs Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu delivered Pacific Small Island Developing States(SIDS) Statement during the Thematic Debate on Addressing Climate Change February 12 2008, United Nations Headquarters, New York |
STATEMENT BY
H.E. MRS FEKITAMOELOA ‘UTOIKAMANU
AMBASSADOR /PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
PERMANENT MISSION OF KINGDOM OF TONGA
TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ON BEHALF OF THE
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SIDS GROUP
DURING THE THEMATIC DEBATE ON
"ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE: THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD AT WORK"
NEW YORK, 12th February 2008
Mr President,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum Small Island Developing States namely: Fiji, Nauru, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, the Kingdom of Tonga. At the outset, we associate ourselves with the statement delivered by Grenada on behalf of AOSIS.
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