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General Assembly Official Records Seventy-Third Session United Nations A/73/ PV.11 General Assembly Official Records Seventy-third session 11th plenary meeting Thursday, 27 September 2018, 3 p.m. New York President: Ms. Espinosa Garcés.................................... (Ecuador) The meeting was called to order at 4.05 p.m. people of Ecuador on your election to lead us during this session of the General Assembly. Address by Mr. Peter Christian, President and As I said before, New Zealand has spoken eloquently Head of Government of the Federated States about the fate of the Pacific island countries in the face of Micronesia of the imminent threat of climate change. The President (spoke in Spanish): The Assembly When the armed conflicts that dominated the world will now hear an address by the President and Head of in the first four decades of the previous century ended, Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. the world slipped into another war, the Cold War. It was Mr. Peter Christian, President and Head of a period of suspicion and deceit, an era deeply rooted in clandestine engagement that reminds us of what Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, Winston Churchill once said: “[T]ruth is so precious was escorted into the General Assembly Hall. she should always be attended by a bodyguard of The President (spoke in Spanish): On behalf of lies.” That resonates with us today, given the various the General Assembly, I have the honour to welcome to applications of that term. We see the fight continuing the United Nations His Excellency Mr. Peter Christian, today, but it is now waged between the bigger and richer President and Head of Government of the Federated nations, armed with the might of wealth and guided by States of Micronesia, and to invite him to address the principle and the notion that might makes right. The the Assembly. smaller economies are now aligned and marginalized, once again becoming the spoils of what is now an President Christian: The two speakers whom the economic war fostering new, economic colonies. As in Assembly heard this afternoon immediately before all wars, many people become innocent victims and are me have said it all for me and my country (see A/73/ often filed away simply as collateral damage or spoils of PV.10). The fact is that I do not have to say a word here, war, becoming the possessions of the victors and allies. because they said it so well. But I am bound by duty We are opening another session of the General to my country to say a few words in order to justify Assembly with our world facing record and serious the cost of my trip to New York. I know that everyone challenges. And yet, we dared to ask ourselves this is tired, and I know that it is afternoon, but I ask the morning whether Pluto was a planet. How is that Assembly to bear with me. relevant to what we face today in the world? Perhaps The Organization needs good leadership, and I am Pluto can wait. sure that you will take us in the right direction, Madam Our aim today must be to improve upon the United President. I offer my congratulations to you and to the Nations as the forum in which we work to prevent all This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the translation of speeches delivered in other languages. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room U-0506 ([email protected]). Corrected records will be reissued electronically on the Official Document System of the United Nations (http://documents.un.org). 18-30073 (E) *1830073* A /73/PV.11 27/09/2018 this from continuing. We must seek curative measures resilient ocean. The resources of the ocean are the to slow and, if possible, stop the economic war, bedrock of the Micronesian nations and livelihoods. A hopefully with the goal of accelerating efforts to close sizeable percentage of our economies comes from our the gap of economic imbalance. We must also avoid ocean-based activities, whether fisheries, tourism or deliberate procrastination motivated by geopolitical maritime transport. greed for dominance and economic imperialism. Such a state only brings pain and misery to those whose only Micronesia is committed to the Pacific Islands fault is to be in the way. We must recommend what the Forum leaders’ declaration aimed at safeguarding future should hold for us. the ocean and its resources. I join my fellow Pacific leaders as we commit to eliminating marine litter We the Members of the United Nations must adopt and recommend the urgent implementation of the a more progressive attitude towards taking charge of Pacific marine litter action plan. For Micronesia, our our own affairs and making sure that we are directly fisheries are critical to the socioeconomic well-being involved in matters that touch and impact our lives. of our people. The existential threat of climate change is becoming more real with every hurricane, wildfire, heatwave and While we welcome the recent decision by the centimetre of sea-level rise. Those are the realities that International Law Commission to place the topic “Sea- many of us are seeing and experiencing. Islands within Level Rise in Relation to International Law” on its long- the Federated States, islands in Marshall Islands, and term programme of work, may I strongly recommend islands in Tuvalu and Kiribati will be among the first to that the subject be placed on the Commission’s active literally disappear. programme of work, given the direct implications In 2009, Micronesia proposed a fast-action strategy of sea-level rise on maritime baselines and using the Montreal Protocol to explicitly cut climate maritime boundaries. emissions so as to avoid a warming of 1.5°C by the end The wish for peace is global; it should have no of the century. While it may sound like a small figure, boundaries. Micronesia is encouraged by the peace it is 50 per cent more than the warming that we are reached by Eritrea and Ethiopia, and we wish the people experiencing today. In order to achieve that goal, we of those countries the very best. I think that it is time urge all countries that have not yet done so to ratify the that we congratulate those countries on achieving that Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. I ask all wonderful result. We also hope that other countries that my friends, leaders of their countries, from the bottom are engaged in conflicts achieve similar resolutions, of my heart to accelerate the process to join the Montreal and soon. Protocol so that we can begin the implementation of what needs to be done in order to save this planet. In our region of the world, we have a stake in the ongoing peace negotiations between the Democratic On our current trajectory, many more islands will People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. be lost, many homes will be destroyed and many people We recognize and encourage the continuing efforts to will be displaced. But we can still avoid the worst climate impacts if we recognize the need for speed bring peace and stability to the Korean peninsula. A and take fast action. The Paris Agreement on Climate lasting peace on the peninsula translates into a more Change may have shortcomings, but believe me, it is secure and stable Pacific region. the best platform for achieving our goal. We believe Elsewhere in the world, we cannot ignore the pain that, no matter how difficult or sensitive the issues and suffering of the many people caught in pockets of associated with climate change, we need everyone on armed conflict. As world leaders, we have fallen short board. My country is disappointed that some countries in our efforts to fulfil our responsibilities. It is deeply are considering withdrawing from the Agreement, and troubling to see those who wield tremendous power fail we call on them to reconsider. to take bold and decisive actions to end such serious Micronesia is a large ocean State blessed with atrocities. We wonder if, for some unknown reason, abundant marine resources. A key concern for such conflicts might be good for those powerful States, Micronesia — and all small island developing States — is either politically or even economically — what a shame rightly focused on ensuring a healthy, productive and if they were to think so. 2/61 18-30073 27/09/2018 A /73/PV.11 The United Nations needs to be relevant and able Address by Mr. José Mário Vaz, President of the and willing to deal with emerging threats. We find it Republic of Guinea-Bissau deeply troubling that the threat posed by climate change The President (spoke in Spanish): The Assembly to our existence has not received the Security Council’s will now hear an address by the President of the consideration. The Pacific small island developing Republic of Guinea-Bissau. States have made a proposal for consideration by the Mr. José Mário Vaz, President of the Republic of Council. While the proposal itself will not immediately Guinea-Bissau, was escorted into the General save our islands, it is nevertheless a step in the right Assembly Hall. direction. I happen to feel that if Micronesia were a The President (spoke in Spanish): On behalf of member of the Security Council, we would do a lot better the General Assembly, I have the honour to welcome than some of the current ones.
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