Marshall Islands - Minister for Foreign Affairs Addresses General Debate, 72nd Session

John Silk, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Marshall Islands, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 25 September 2017).

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 00:18:00
• Production Date: 23 September 2017
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Subject Topical: GENERAL DEBATE
• Geographic Subject: MARSHALL ISLANDS
• MAMS Id: 1978512
• Parent Id: 1977772
• Alternate Title: 72_MH

Description

In the same vein, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Marshall Islands underscored that the science behind climate is very real and urged that global confidence in the Paris Agreement must not waver in the face of any short-term challenges.

“The Paris Agreement is only as strong as the political confidence which stands behind it – and it is beyond imperative that, even in these early moments, committed nations are starting the challenging task of pushing ourselves to do even more,” said Minister John Silk.

In his address, the Minister also underscored the importance of the Sustainable Development Goal, and in particular, Goal 14, on the conservation and sustainable use the oceans, seas and marine resources.

Also in his remarks, Mr. Silk expressed condemned the recent nuclear and missile tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), adding that he is appalled by the threat of an atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean.

• Scripts: File; mh_en.pdf (347.19 KB)