High-level Meeting to Commemorate the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
21 September 2020
Tonga
His Excellency Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa
Statement Summary
POHIVA TU‘I‘ONETOA, Prime Minister of Tonga, said that the seventy?fifth anniversary of the United Nations is “an opportunity to focus on the world, its current challenges and how to shape the future we want”. He emphasized that the 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved without addressing climate change and rising sea levels, which are security issues for small island developing States like his. He went on to underscore the need to reform the United Nations system to ensure a more positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of the world’s peoples.
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