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Leaders from small island and coastal states called for climate justice, ocean protection and stronger international cooperation during the fourth day of the UN General Assembly’s high-level debate.
Tuvalu was described as responsible for approximately 750,000 square kilometres of ocean.
The UN reported on the continuing health and social effects of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, condemned an alleged attempted attack on a FlyDubai flight, warned about worsening humanitarian risks in Ukraine, and described expanded breast-cancer services in the West Bank.
67 known nuclear tests were conducted in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958.
Low-lying island States are developing legal, diplomatic and technological measures to preserve their statehood, maritime rights, nationality and culture as sea levels rise. Tuvalu has also created a digital nation initiative and agreed on a migration and statehood treaty with Australia.
Projected global mean sea-level rise by 2100 is at least 0.5 metres, according to the World Meteorological Organization.