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Prime Minister of Samoa addresses the UN General Assembly in New York 28th September 2018

Friday, 28 September 2018

The Prime Minister of Samoa, Honourable Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi addressed the UN General Assembly on Friday 28^th September 2018 where he emphasized that “climate change is one of the most pressing security challenges for island countries” and that for Samoa “climate change embodies the fullness of Samoa’s realities and aspirations” impacting on society, the economy, the Samoan culture, faith and peoples way of life.

Samoa speaks in the High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis and Non Communicable Diseases

Thursday, 27 September 2018

The Prime Minister of Samoa, Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi spoke at the High Level Events during the United Nations General Assembly Leaders week in the United Nations Headquarters, New York September 2018 which discussed the need for urgent global response to Tuberculosis and Non Communicable Diseases . Honourable Prime Minister spoke of the burden of these diseases on Pacific small island developing states like Samoa, and highlighted some of the regional and national responses to these epidemics.

Samoa ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Wednesday, 26 September 2018

The Treaty Event on the promotion of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was held on Wednesday 26^th September 2018 at 5.00pm at the General Assembly Building.

The first session of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 14th September 2018

Friday, 14 September 2018

The first session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)on an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) was held from 4^th – 17^th September 2018 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Samoa’s Justice Vui Clarence Nelson re-elected to Committee on the Rights of the Child [CRC] for further 4-year term.

Friday, 29 June 2018

The seventeenth meeting of the States Parties of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was held at UN Headquarters, New York on 29^th June 2018. The agenda, inter alia, included the election of nine (9) members for the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Committee) to replace those who will complete their terms on 28 February 2019.

Fifty first Session of the Commission on Population and Development

Wednesday, 11 April 2018

Ms Maliliga Sefululua Vasa, Principal Sector Planning Officer from the Ministry of Finance of Samoa attended the Fifty first Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD51) that was held from the 9^th – 13^th April 2018.

Maliliga delivered the national statement for Samoa on the 11^th April 2018, during the general debate of the CPD51. The statement reaffirmed the commitment of the Samoa Government to the ICPD Program of Action through national policies and programme implementation.

CSW62 - Pacific islands Forum Engagement

Friday, 23 March 2018

The sixty second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) was held from the 12^th – 23^rd March 2018. The priority theme for CSW62 was “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.”

Sixty Second Session of the Commission on the Status of Women CSW62

Monday, 12 March 2018

The President of the Republic of Marshall Islands, Her Excellency Ms Hilda Heine delivered the statement on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum members for the Sixty Second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) on the 12^th March 2018.

ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment - Pacific island Forum (PIF) Statement

Thursday, 01 March 2018

Vanuatu’s Ambassador to the United Nations His Excellency Mr Odo Tevi delivered a statement on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum states with Permanent Missions to the United Nations. The occasion was the general debate of the 2018 ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment held on the 1 March 2018 at the United Nations Headquarters.

First Regular Session of the Executive Boards UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Mr Dominic Misiolo Sofe, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Samoa delivered Samoa’s statement during the first session of the Executive Boards of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on 25^th January 2018 during the UNFPA segment.