27 September 2014 – In their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly today, King Tupou IV of Tonga, Fijian Prime Minister Josaia V. Bainimarama, and Prime Minister Enele Sosene Sopoaga of Tuvalu, all reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against climate change and for sustainable development amid growing environmental challenges for small island developing States (SIDS).
“We are cognizant that we must be ambitious and transformative in our approach to ensure tangible benefits for our people,” King Tupou, the first of the leaders from the region to address the Assembly said, in reference to the post-2015 development agenda, the environmental and anti-poverty targets now being crafted as a successor framework to the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are set to expire next year.
Source: UN News Centre