The Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN staff honoured to receive on behalf of the Pacific Warriors Volleyball team, the runner up award 🥈for #UNGames volleyball tournament!
Thank you to the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan and organisers for this great initiative.

'Samoa🇼🇸 is committed to three Zeros namely 0⃣unmet need for Family Planning, 0⃣Sexual Gender Based Violence; & 0⃣ preventable maternal deaths' Fatumanava Dr. Pa'olelei Luteru statement on behalf of Government of Samoa at the 57th session of Population & Development (ICPD+30)
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#G7Italy Ministerial must be a gamechanger for climate ambition!

'The actions of the world’s most powerful must no longer lead to the oppression of the world’s most vulnerable'. We need bold emissions cuts to avoid climate catastrophe.

PRESS RELEASE:
aosis.org/g7-ministerial…

At ad hoc work programme on the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance:

#NCQG will act as a catalyst for
🛑Limiting global warming increase to 1.5C
💪🏽Achieving #climate resilience
💲Addressing #LossAndDamage that continues to surpass limits of what can be adapted to.

Together, we achieve! Hear from Fatumanava Dr. Pa'olelei Luteru how #SIDS4 will be a milestone for inclusive progress.
By helping SIDS, the international community will also help themselves and contribute to building a stronger, more resilient, and prosperous global community.

#SIDSSpotlight

Today, the intergovernmental process on the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index was launched, under the leadership of Antigua & Barbuda NY and Portugal na ONU .

Member States will consider the recommendations presented in the final #MVI report, which finally puts a face on vulnerability.

Glad to be at the launch of the report - Small Island #Digital States. In our rapidly advancing tech era, #SIDS are tapping into digital tools to accelerate development & enhance public service delivery.
Read it here👉: tinyurl.com/mt5fnhh7

'The #MVI is an idea whose time has come. It represents for #SIDS one of the most practical ways in which the desire to reform the international financial architecture can be made tangible.'

Read our Chair Fatumanava Dr. Pa'olelei Luteru statement on the final report:
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Small Islands: COP29 AZ Must Commit To Urgent Delivery of Climate pledges

We are a day away from #CopenhagenClimateMinisterial and we #SIDS call for action on implementation.

We must push for:
🟢Significantly more ambitious NDCs
💲Robust NCQG is key

aosis.org/small-islands-…

At the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea AOSIS #SIDS4 prep session, we called for accelerated #oceans conservation and sustainability.

'The #BBNJ Agreement is a critical tool to ensure the long-term viability of our resources, and equitable access to benefits for all.'

aosis.org/accelerating-o…

un.int/samoa/news/aos… Government of Samoa

Samoa would like to commend Permanent Mission of Palau 🇵🇼 for their Leadership of the PSIDS in the past year. We look forward to working and supporting Vanuatu UN as they take Lead for the Pacific SIDS family this Year.

We congratulate Amb Odo Tevi of Vanuatu UN 🇻🇺 for taking the role of #PSIDS Chair FY2024

We are looking forward to your leadership and are confident that your vision and expertise will guide the #PSIDS to new heights

As our Ship for 2023 is about to reach the shore, the Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN would like to wish you all a New Year filled with enthusiasm, positivity, and shared successes. May our professional bonds strengthen and our achievements multiply for 2024
Manuia le Tausaga Fou!!🫶
Happy New Year!!🥂

The Permanent Mission of Samoa would like to wish all families, friends, & colleagues a happy holiday season, it is a pleasure to work with you all this year and a joy to wish you a merry Christmas.

Manuia le Kerisimasi🎄ma le Tausaga Fou🎉2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣
#PeaceForAll

The Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN would like to congratulate Ms. Tiare Maru , Snr. Foreign Service Officer of MFAT🇼🇸 for the successful completion🎉 of her 2023 AOSIS Fellowship

Ms. Tiare Marumatakimanu is the first ever AOSIS Fellow from Government of Samoa since the fellowship was established in 2013.

It was a great pleasure to work with you Afonso Lages and Portugal na ONU during the SIDS Partnership for 2022/23. Look forward to the work ahead under the leadership of Permanent Mission of Palau 🇵🇼 and #Ireland for the SIDS partnerships

As it was our first COP as AOSIS , I wouldn't have picked a better bunch of colleagues to work with. Despite being a small team, we endeavored through long hours & many challenges together.
Thank you to the #AOSIS family for the support🫶 faafetai
Now it's time to recover!

It was a pleasure to work on Portugal’s cochairmanship of the Steering Committee for #SIDS Partnerships 2022-2023, in close cooperation with Isaia Lautasi from Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN.

The Committee will be in great hands with Palau and Ireland as cochairs!

John Gilroy 🇮🇪