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2nd Session of the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council |
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UN Webcast Video of the entire statement available here
UN Reports on UPR of Human Rights Council are here
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Hon. Sonatane T. Taumoepeau-Tupou Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Acting Minister of Defence and Acting Governor of Vava'u
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ON THE OCCASION
OF THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
5 - 19 MAY 2008
STATEMENT BY THE
HON. SONATANE TU'AKINAMOLAHI TAUMOEPEAU TUPOU
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND ACTING GOVERNOR OF VAVA'U
OF THE
KINGDOM OF TONGA
WEDNESDAY 14 MAY 2008
GENEVA
President of the Council
Madam High Commissioner (and Madam Deputy High Commissioner)
Distinguished Members of the Working Group
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of His Majesty's Government, it is an honour to appear for the first time before the Council and its Working Group and to make these remarks on Tonga's inaugural report under the Universal Periodic Review ("UPR") process.
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Statement during the Thematic Debate on Addressing Climate Change: The UN and the World at Work |
UN Webcast Video of the entire statement available here
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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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Monthly Events
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