GA / SAMOA MATA'AFA

The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, said, “targeted solutions must be complemented by ensuring climate finance for frontline countries and utilizing the best available science and technology.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:57
• Production Date: 23 September 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FIAME NAOMI MATAAFA
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; GENERAL DEBATE; SPEAKERS
• Geographic Subject: SAMOA
• MAMS Id: 3095877
• Parent Id: 3094223
• Alternate Title: unifeed230923a

Description

STORY: GA / SAMOA MATA'AFA
TRT: 01:57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Med shot, flag, United Nations Headquarters
2. Wide shot, Prime Minister of Samoa walking to GA rostum
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, Prime Minister, Samoa:
“Scientists have warned of imminent, more frequent and many more extreme weather events, resulting in more lives lost and costlier, less resilient infrastructure. Excellencies, June 2023 is remembered for the warmest ever recorded global average temperatures up by more than 1.2°C compared to pre-industrial levels.”
4. Med shot, delegation
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, Prime Minister, Samoa:
“Targeted solutions must be complemented by ensuring climate finance for frontline countries and utilizing the best available science and technology.”
6. Wide shot, Prime Minister of Samoa at GA rostum
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, Prime Minister, Samoa:
“We live in a highly contested region that is attracting intensified geostrategic interest. For small island countries in the Pacific like Samoa, security is more than geostrategic power. An expanded definition of security for the region reflects our desire to nuance our priorities and the demand for climate resilient and environmentally conscious infrastructure rather than simply viewing them through a lens of strategic competition. In this way can we ensure living in peace. As a small nation with no military force, we continue to highlight the importance of multilateral platforms and the UN in conflict resolution and governance.”
8. Med shot, delegation applause

Storyline

The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, said, “targeted solutions must be complemented by ensuring climate finance for frontline countries and utilizing the best available science and technology.”

Mata'afa stressed, “scientists have warned of imminent, more frequent and many more extreme weather events, resulting in more lives lost and costlier, less resilient infrastructure.”

She continued, “June 2023 is remembered for the warmest ever recorded global average temperatures up by more than 1.2°C compared to pre-industrial levels.”

The Prime Minister also said, “We live in a highly contested region that is attracting intensified geostrategic interest.”

She added, “for small island countries in the Pacific like Samoa, security is more than geostrategic power.”

Mata'afa explained, “an expanded definition of security for the region reflects our desire to nuance our priorities and the demand for climate resilient and environmentally conscious infrastructure rather than simply viewing them through a lens of strategic competition. In this way can we ensure living in peace.”

She concluded, “as a small nation with no military force, we continue to highlight the importance of multilateral platforms and the UN in conflict resolution and governance.”