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2023-02-14
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  1. “We stand ready to provide the necessary support, including by sharing information on matters raised today. In that regard, we reiterate our call for the appointment of a special representative of the Secretary-General for climate change and security, who would inform the work of the Security Council and the General Assembly.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “We also strongly support and endorse the work of the International Law Commission (ILC) in its current study of the topic of sea level rise in relation to international law. Next month, from 27 to 30 March, our region will assemble to unpack the complex legal issues created by sea-level rise and its implications for statehood and the protection of the people it affects. This represents our region’s concerted effort to contribute meaningfully to the important work of the ILC’s second issues paper (A/CN.4/752), because the issues it addresses are of critical importance to the future of our people as they face the growing threats to their welfare, safety and security posed by rising sea levels. We welcome the work of the Security Council in supporting these efforts and taking relevant concrete measures.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “Our leaders proclaimed that our maritime zones, and the rights and entitlements that flow from them, will continue to apply without reduction, notwithstanding any physical changes connected to climate-change-related sea level rise. The Declaration emphasizes the primacy and centrality of UNCLOS, which itself was adopted as an important contribution to the maintenance of peace, justice and progress for all peoples. Importantly, the Declaration is also rooted in the principles of legal stability, security, certainty and predictability that underpin the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We welcome statements from States and organizations endorsing the Declaration and once again extend our call to the rest of the international community to join them.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “The international community will have to address important questions, including in relation to statehood, maritime zones, rights and entitlements. A major step that should be taken to safeguard international peace and security in the face of climate-change-related sea level rise is the preservation and maintenance of our maritime zones established in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Through their groundbreaking Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones in the Face of Climate Change-related Sea- Level Rise, Pacific leaders reaffirmed the threats of climate change and sea-level rise as the defining issue imperilling the livelihoods and well-being of our peoples and undermining the full realization of a peaceful, secure and sustainable future for our region.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “Mr. Tōnē (Tonga): It is a pleasure to join everyone today for this important event. I am pleased to be making these remarks on behalf of the member States of the Pacific Islands Forum that have a presence at the United Nations. We continue to endorse this open debate, with a focus on the implications of sea level rise for international peace and security, a topic well suited to the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security. Climate change remains the single greatest existential threat facing the Blue Pacific, and in 2022, Pacific leaders declared a climate emergency in our region. Indeed, climate-change-related sea level rise is a threat multiplier for our people on many levels.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source