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Closing Statement at the Ambassadorial Level Dialogue on Addressing Sovereign Debt Distress in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the Time of COVID-19

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Remarks by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

18 June 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you all for this unprecedented level of attendance and participation today. 

I think we all are united in attaching the utmost importance to the issues at hand and which we discussed.

Ambassadorial Level Dialogue on Addressing Sovereign Debt Distress in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the Time of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented human tragedy whose health and economic consequences will exacerbate the dramatic disruptions in the life of millions of people.

The pandemic emerged at a time when the world was already on an unsustainable path of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Opening Statement at the Ambassadorial Level Dialogue on Addressing Sovereign Debt Distress in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the Time of COVID-19

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Opening Statement by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

18 June 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

I welcome you to our virtual meeting. 

It would be an understatement to say that our shared globe travels through challenging times. 

Opening Remarks for the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States

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Opening Remarks by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

9 June 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

I warmly welcome you all to this Steering Committee meeting on partnerships for Small Island Developing States.

Statement at the High-Level Dialogue on Accelerating Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States to Stimulate Post Pandemic Recovery

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Statement by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

1 June 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to join you all!

Your high-level dialogue on accelerating energy transition in SIDS to stimulate post-pandemic recovery could not be more relevant and timely.

Statement at the Special Body on Least Developed, Landlocked Developing and Pacific Island Developing Countries

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Statement  by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

21 May 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

Statement at the Joint FAO-OHRLLS Briefing on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security for the LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS

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     Statement by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

7 May 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

There is a saying “may you live in exceptional times” - everybody, everywhere I am certain experiences this sense right now. 

Remarks on the Launch of a COVID-19 Multi-sectoral Response Plan And Funding Appeal for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

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Remarks by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

6 May 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

I am happy to join you and especially because this is the very first COVID-19 Appeal of this nature that supports SIDS. 

Opening Remarks at the Placencia Ambition Forum

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Statement by Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

20 & 22 April 2020 
New York, USA

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

A warm welcome to you all!

It is a privilege to add my voice in my capacity as High Representative to this important gathering calling for continued focus on and raising ambition for climate action.