🇦🇸 Samoa - Prime Minister Addresses United Nations General Debate, 77th Session (English) | #UNGA

Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Independent State of Samoa, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022). The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, today (23 Sep) said, “natural disasters continue to devastate countless lives,” and stressed that climate change remains Samoa’s “number one priority.” Addressing the General Assembly’s General Debate, Mataafa said, “recent climate events are transboundary and drive home the reality that no country is immune to the impacts of climate change.” She said, “our relentless need to extract resources from nature is causing disruptions propelling climate change, destroying nature, and raising pollution levels.” The Samoan Prime Minister said, “for Pacific communities, the main challenge is securing action for survival, and we all need to shoulder our responsibilities and play our part.” ------------------------------- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- شاهد هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقعنا 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vean este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sn5marx9 Screenshot credit: UNTV #UNGA #UnitedNations


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