Today, the PSIDS Ambassadors met to formally hand over the chairmanship of PSIDS from Palau 🇵🇼 to Vanuatu 🇻🇺. We thank 🇵🇼 for their leadership over the group last year & congratulate 🇻🇺 for taking on this important role. 🇳🇷 stands ready to support your team for the year ahead.

It is an honor to have been given the opportunity to serve the #PSIDS members & we look forward to our continued cooperation and partnership 🇵🇼 also thanks the membership’s collective support and collaboration during our Chairmanship

🇵🇼PR Amb Seid,Counsellor Mitchell, Advisor JoanYang pose w/ USG deSerpa Soares as 🇵🇼makes history by being the 1stcountry in the 🌎 to ratify&deposit the 1stinstrument for the #HighSeasTreaty 🇵🇼is committed to ocean leadership&paving the way to bring the Treat to life 📷:UNPhoto

Pacific countries are going back to the drawing board in Auckland next week to prepare for the next round of plastics treaty negotiations. Nairobi was a positive step and a good outcome but there remains a lot more work to do ➡️sprep.org/news/pacific-c… #Cleanpacific

The road for Pacific countries to INC-4 in Ottawa Canada begins in Auckland with the ‘Empowering our Pacific Voice as Negotiators’ training ➡️sprep.org/news/empowerin… #CleanPacific #saynotoplastic

Amb Seid is honored to attend a study tour of 🇮🇳 w/ UNPRs🇦🇴🇧🇭🇧🇴🇧🇦🇮🇹🇵🇦🇸🇧🇺🇾 Hon. MEA Dr S Jaishankar & PRs discussed the changing 🌎order,G20Presidency&role of #VoiceOfTheGlobalSouth Summits in its agenda,#climatechange #developmentfinance & consequences of conflicts in 🇺🇦&WestAsia

UNPRs 🇦🇴🇧🇭🇧🇴🇧🇦🇮🇹🇵🇼🇵🇦🇸🇧🇺🇾 were honored to join a studytour of🇮🇳 in #NewDelhi #Agra #Mumbai 📷 1)Welcome Dinner by ForeignSecretary 2)Meeting w/ G20Sherpa AmitabhKant 3)Briefing on 🇮🇳’s approach/contribution to #Multilateralism byMs.Gambhir 4)#CentralCottageIndustriesEmporium visit

📣Shoutout to our Pacific Men, Women, Girls & Boys for holding it down @ the courts on Saturday! Congrats to our Tapa team for making it to the finals against Russia. Not the results we wanted but thank you for continuing the Pacific Spirit 🤙🥈 #UNGames #PacificWarriors

Amb Seid was honored to meet w/ Azerbaijan PR Amb Yashar Aliyev to formally receive an invitation fr. President Aliyev🇦🇿 to President WhippsJr🇵🇼 to attend COP29 Amb Yashar reaffirmed 🇦🇿’s commitment to the success ofthe #climatenegotiations & their green energy transition actions

1/3.“War and conflict get trillions already. The international community is wasting money on these issues rather than #ClimateChange which also affects conflict.” Michai Robertson makes clear that trillions are available for the New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance.

The urgent need for accelerated #climateaction is critical, especially for vulnerable countries whose sustainable development is inextricably linked to their vulnerability to #climatechange, says, Anne Rasmussen, lead negotiator for AOSIS #SB60 #COP29 #NCQG #ClimateFinance

The #SB60 commenced on Monday 3rd, a substantive milestone on our road to #COP29. “As countries aim to prepare more ambitious climate plans consistent with the 1.5C temperature limit, the financial landscape requires a transformation.” PRESS RELEASE: aosis.org/islands-call-f…

Vinaka vakalevu Jope Koroisavou for your powerful speech and for remembering our Melanesian family #Kanaky, #WestPapua and #Vanuatu in our wider regional gathering. “We are the descendants of those who dared and our identity is non-negotiable!” #TeamFiji #Fiji #Pacificsolidarity

Fix You with the band "This Is Our Home" as a choir! #ColdplayLyon 2/3 🇫🇷

🇵🇼 Hon. Minister Gaafar Uherbelau and Youth Delegate Dee Raya Antonio just presented Palau's 2nd Voluntary National Review at the UNHQ! 🎥🔗 Watch the report here: youtu.be/BtWuLUrZkcM?fe…

Congratulations to Belize and Palau on their successful VNR presentations at the UN HLPF! 🎉Thank you for supporting Taiwan's participation in global sustainable development efforts. Together, we can achieve the SDGs and leave no one behind. 🇹🇼🤝🇧🇿🇵🇼 #SDGs #GlobalPartnership

Surangel S. Whipps Jr., President of Palau, reiterated International Seabed Authority the call for a moratorium on #deepsea mining, lamenting that “we are once again at the mercy of powerful external forces, reminiscent of colonial exploitation that scarred our history.” #ISBA29 #ocean #seabed

On day 1 of their Assembly session, delegates elected officials, approved requests for observer status, celebrated the Secretary-General’s Award for Excellence in Deep-Sea Research, and discussed the annual report of the International Seabed Authority Secretary-General Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/international-…

Catching up over some bar food and drinks 🍷 with my Pacific colleagues. Special guest is HE Fred Sarufa, former DPR of PNG and current PR and Ambassador of PNG to the UN. Cheers 🥂 before the High-Level week #PacificDPRs #CatchUpSesh

Inspiring meeting with the Italy-AOSIS Fellowship! 🙌🏾 We heard powerful stories from fellows 🌍, discussing how to elevate the program, enhance youth capacity, and strengthen the community. Celebrating the strong friendship between Italy 🇮🇹and AOSIS. 🤝 #UNGA79 #SIDS