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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON THE GRANTING OF OBSERVER STATUS TO SECRETARIAT OF PACIFIC COMMUNITY
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December, 2014: The United Nations General Assembly has today adopted a
resolution granting the request for observer status of
the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to the United Nations General
Assembly.
The resolution was originally submitted by the delegation of Fiji in support of the decision taken by the 8th Ministerial
Conference of the Pacific Community of which Fiji was the Chair.
In
his statement after the adoption of the resolution today, the Permanent
Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, Ambassador
Peter Thomson said this was a step in the right direction for
sustainable development in the Pacific region, in particular for PSIDS,
as it will help synchronize their development programmes with those of
the United Nations agencies and programmes.
The
Secretariat of the Pacific Community currently unites some 22 Pacific
Islands Countries and territories (includes US and French
territories in the Pacific). Through the assistance from its
metropolitan members, SPC provides the necessary policy assistance and
technical expertise to assist member countries in broad areas of
development including in the fields of energy, transport, public
health, agriculture development, disaster reduction, human development,
development statistics, oceans and fisheries.
In
concluding his statement to the General Assembly today, Ambassador
Thomson said “we welcome the granting of observer status to
the Pacific Community, coming as it does at the very important
juncture, as we jointly design the Post- 2015 Development Agenda.”
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Sleep well, Isoa. Don't let anything serious disturb you.
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