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  1. “On some very important questions we were able to achieve consensus, and we could not have done that alone and without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, as well as all the relevant conference service officers. As we end our presidency, I know I speak on behalf of my colleagues on the Council in offering the delegation of Nigeria our very best wishes and good luck for the month of August. The meeting rose at 6.50 pm.”

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  2. “There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I would like to thank everyone who participated today, both from the delegations of small island developing States and those of the many other Member States who spoke. Before adjourning the meeting, since this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of July 2015, I would like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of New Zealand to the members of the Security Council, especially the Permanent Representatives and their staffs, and to the secretariat of the Council for all the support they have given us. It has been a very busy month, and one in which we addressed many pressing issues.”

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  3. “I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.”

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  4. “I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Commerce and Information Technology of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.”

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  5. “I thank Premier Talagi of Nine for his statement. I now give the floor to Mr. Charles Fernandez, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Antigua and Barbuda.”

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  6. “I request the Protocol Officer to escort His Excellency Mr. Anote Tong, President of Kiribati, to his seat at the Council table. Mr. Anote Tong, President ofKiribati, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President: On behalfofthe Council, I welcome President Anote Tong and give him the floor.”

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  7. “They also make a huge contribution to making small island developing States more resilient and less vulnerable to economic shocks and serious acts of nature. In conclusion, I want to revert to a point I made earlier. Being small has its disadvantages, but it has one huge advantage: one can make things happen quickly. That is the approach we need to take in ensuring that small island developing States become better equipped to deal with the challenges to their security today. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the other members of the Council.”

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  8. “All five islands in the Northern Cook Islands have been, as of this year, moved from 100 per cent dependency on fossil fuels to 100 per cent renewable. Most of the Southern Cook Islands will follow in the next year. By the end of this year, all of the islands in Tuvalu, except Funifuti, will be 100 per cent renewable, and, in more populated parts of the region, significant progress has been made in substituting renewables - mostly solar - for diesel- generated power in Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands capital of Rarotonga. More recently, we have become involved in transporting some of the renewable energy skills acquired in our region to some of the States in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. These are not only life-changing developments in their own right.”

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  9. “The Pacific region is, in common with most of the SIDS, heavily dependent on diesel fuel for electricity generation, yet a liter or gallon of diesel in the Pacific costs more than double what one would pay for it here in New York. Up to one third of the total import bill of SIDS is the cost ofoil for electricity - on average 10 percent of their GDPs. That is why my country has been at the forefront of an attempt to quickly move the small island States in the Pacific from fossil fuels to renewable energy. I can report that we are making good progress. When one is small, one can make things happen quickly. All three atolls in the Tokelau Islands - previously wholly dependent upon fossil fuels for electricity - are now effectively 100 per cent renewable through the installation of solar generation.”

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  10. “My point is simple: SIDS need the international community to cooperate to ensure that they receive a fair return from their economic assets, and we need a concerted international effort to stamp out illegal fishing and underreporting practices: They amount to literally stealing from some of the poorest people on the planet. For the SIDS in our region the practical impact of achieving those goals would be - quite simply - transformational for their prosperity and security. My second point relates to an equally transformational change that can be made on the other side of the economic ledger: dealing with the energy insecurity caused by dependence on hugely expensive fossil fuels.”

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  11. “Firstly, we can build the resilience of SIDS by helping them to derive full benefit from the sustainable use of their often limited resource base. The Pacific's largest asset is the only truly healthy tuna fishery in the world, which should be used to make its owners more economically sustainable than they are today. Last year, the value of the tuna caught in the exclusive economic zones ofthe Pacific countries was $3.4 billion - double the development assistance to the region from all sources. An additional approximately $400 million of tuna is estimated to have been taken from the zone illegally or through under-reporting. They - the Pacific owners - receive approximately 14 per cent of the market value of the resource. Many other players clip the ticket along the way.”

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  12. “Being a small island developing State is to have an inbuilt force multiplier whenever a natural disaster or man-made conflict strikes, and such security and development challenges can have regional consequences. New Zealand views its own peace and security as being directly affected by the prosperity and stability of the SIDS in our region, the Pacific. Therefore, the important strategic question for the Council and for the wider United Nations community is, in my view: how do we take meaningful steps to make SIDS less vulnerable in the face of threats to their security from natural disasters and man-made challenges. I want to discuss just two areas in which we have been working with partners in our region to increase resilience.”

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  13. “Today I am sure we will hear directly from representatives about the impact of climate change - as we have just now heard from our briefers - and of natural disasters on small island developing States. The recent cyclone in Vanuatu caused $360 million worth of damage - approximately 45 per cent of Vanuatu's gross domestic product (GDP), and Hurricane Sandy cost $315 million in damage across the Caribbean, but the important point here is notjust the impact of climate change or natural disasters themselves. Rather, it is their impact on countries that are already vulnerable. Most SIDS simply do not have the economic diversity or the resources to handle major shocks.”

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  14. “By their very size, isolation and nature, SIDS often find themselves walking a thin line between success and failure. Let us look at some key characteristics. SIDS are small: three quarters of them have a population of less than one million. The majority in our region have populations below a half a million. They are islands with exclusive economic zones significantly larger than their land masses and are often without the capacity to conduct surveillance of their zones - let alone defend them. They are developing: most receive some level of development assistance to balance the books. Their size and capacity limitations can make them a target for transnational criminal networks, including those involved in piracy or the smuggling of drugs, arms and people.”

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  15. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. I would like to start by thanking our distinguished briefers for their informative contributions and the heads of Government and Ministers, who have come to New York to participate in this debate. Of the 44 small island developing States (SIDS), only six have served on the Security Council. We called for this debate in order to give the Council an opportunity that it rarely has to hear what security looks like to small island developing States, and to give small island States, which constitute nearly a fifth of the United Nations membership, a chance to have their voices heard in the Council. New Zealand is a Pacific country with a significant stake in the peace and security of the small island developing States in our region.”

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  16. “I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2015/543, which contains a letter dated 15 July 2015 from the Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon.”

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  17. “Toke Talagi, the Premier of Niue, and His Excellency Mr. Mark Brown, Minister of Finance of the Cook Islands, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

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  18. “Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa, to his seat at the Council table. Mr. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President: I request the Protocol Officer to escort Her Excellency Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, to her seat at the Council table. Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President: On behalfofthe Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Her Excellency Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller. On behalf of the Council, I also welcome His Excellency Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, Minister of Finance of the Seychelles. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr.”

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  19. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedures, I invite the representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Egypt, Fiji, Georgia, Germany, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Luxembourg, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Morocco, Nauru, the Netherlands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine and Uruguay to participate in this meeting. I request the Protocol Officer to escort His Excellency Mr.”

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  20. “I wish to warmly welcome the Heads of State and Government, the Secretary-General, Ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the Chamber. Their participation is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter under discussion.”

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