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Partnered with Project Starling

Jeudi, 15 Mai 2025

The Permanent Representative of Tuvalu, in the capacity of PSIDS Chair, partnered with Project Starling to host a private breakfast meeting at the Commonwealth Joint Office in New York on 15 May 2025.

The meeting brought together PSIDS Permanent Representatives and advisers for an open and forward-looking exchange on Pacific priorities ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville.

The discussion served as an important moment to stay informed, aligned, and prepared for the critical weeks ahead.
 

Conclusion of the First Session of the BBNJ Preparatory Commission in New York

Lundi, 05 Mai 2025

At the conclusion of the first session of the BBNJ Preparatory Commission, PSIDS delegates gathered for a team photo following two weeks of sustained and coordinated engagement.

Represented by multiple Pacific nations, PSIDS delivered detailed statements across nearly all agenda items, including finance, capacity-building, governance issues, benefit-sharing, and the clearing house mechanism.

H.E. Mr. Tapugao Falefou, Tuvalu’s Permanent Representative to the UN, shared a video message during the BBNJ opening session

Vendredi, 04 Avril 2025

The Regional Preparatory Meeting on the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) took place in Koror, Palau, from 31 March to 4 April 2025.

Pacific Islands Forum Statement For Commemoration of the International Day against Nuclear Tests

Samedi, 29 Août 2020

Delivered by H.E Mr. Samuelu Laloniu Permanent Representative Of Tuvalu on Behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.

 

Mr. President,

I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum with presence here at the United Nations, namely; Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and my own country, Tuvalu.

PIF Statement for the High-level Open Debate of the UN Security Council on Climate and Security

Mardi, 28 Juillet 2020

Remarks delivered by H.E. Mr. Samuelu Laloniu, Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Permanent Representative of Tuvalu. 

Greetings,  

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum with presence here at the United Nations, namely; Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and my own country, Tuvalu.   

Linkages between Climate Change and Challenges to Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace

Jeudi, 23 Avril 2020

 

Remarks Delivered by H.E. Samuelu Laloniu, Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations to the Thematic Consultation organized by the German and French Missions to the UN On the 2020 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture.

Thank you, Co-Chairs. 

Excellencies and colleagues, I would like to begin by thanking the Co-Hosts, Germany and France, for the commendable leadership by convening this important thematic consultation to discuss the issue of the linkages between climate change and peace and security.