Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum

A/RES/77/332View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 127pCooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum, published in 2022.

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Cooperation Between Organizations Oceania Regional Cooperation Sustainable Development

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Encourages the scheduling of the next meeting between the Secretary-General and Pacific Islands Forum leaders for September 2023, on the margins of the general debate;

Recalls with appreciation the visit of the Secretary-General to the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members from 12 to 18 May 2019, and the high-level political dialogue held between the Pacific Islands Forum leaders and the Secretary-General on 15 May 2019 at the headquarters of the Forum, and encourages the Secretary-General to visit the region of the Pacific Islands Forum as soon as possible;

Recalls the joint statements issued by Pacific Islands Forum leaders and the Secretary-General on 7 September 2011, 26 September 2012 and 29 September 2014, and urges further progress towards their practical implementation in a timely manner;

Takes note of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent as the collective vision of the Pacific Islands Forum for the region over the next three decades to frame its collective interests, advocacy and engagements in complementarity with the national interests of members;

Welcomes the complementarity between the Pacific United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023–2027 and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, to be implemented at the country level through country implementation plans developed in consultation with national Governments and stakeholders;

Urges the United Nations system to align its work programmes and operations in the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members, taking into account the implementation and monitoring plan for the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent at the regional level and the Pacific United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023–2027 at the country level and in accordance with the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system and in support of internationally agreed outcomes, including the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, taking into account the priorities of the Pacific Islands Forum members, including as reflected in relevant regional agreements;

Welcomes the convening of the high-level meeting to review progress made in addressing the priorities of small island developing States through the implementation of the Samoa Pathway on 27 September 2019 and the adoption on 10 October 2019 of its political declaration, in which Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation with and support to small island developing States in the context of sustainable development, in line with their national development strategies and priorities, and looks forward to the implementation of the calls made in the political declaration;

Recalls its resolution 75/215 of 21 December 2020 on the follow-up to and implementation of the Samoa Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, in which it noted with great concern the threat to human health, safety and well-being caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for the sustainable development of small island developing States envisioned in the Samoa Pathway and the 2030 Agenda;

Welcomes the convening of the high-level 2022 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, in Lisbon from 27 June to 1 July 2022, and the adoption on 1 July 2022 of its declaration, in which Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to act decisively and urgently to improve the health, productivity, sustainable use and resilience of the ocean and its ecosystems, looks forward to the implementation of the calls made in the declaration, and recognizes the important contributions of the interactive dialogues and voluntary commitments made in the context of the Conference;

Encourages all parties, in particular small island developing States, to support the preparations for the next high-level United Nations Ocean Conference, which will be co-hosted by Costa Rica and France in June 2025;

Welcomes the convening of the high-level meeting on the midterm review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 and the adoption of its political declaration, and encourages Member States and all relevant stakeholders to implement the calls to action and follow-up contained therein;

Encourages support for sustainable modalities of financing resilient development in the Pacific, in particular the Pacific Resilience Facility, endorsed by Pacific Islands Forum leaders in 2019, as a Pacific island-led and -owned facility that will help to sustainably finance climate and disaster resilience in the Pacific;

Also encourages continued support from the United Nations system for the efforts of members of the Pacific Islands Forum and relevant regional organizations to achieve sustainable development, and calls for greater accountability and regular reporting with regard to the support provided by the United Nations system, including through its regional and country programmes, to Pacific island States;

Acknowledges the severe consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the sustainable development of small island developing States envisioned in the Samoa Pathway and the 2030 Agenda, including the far-reaching and enduring consequences for poverty eradication, employment, economic growth and social welfare as a result of the unprecedented contraction of their economies, and the average increase in ratios of debt to gross domestic product to over 40 per cent during the period 2020–2021, while the ability of those States to self-insure against exogenous shocks continues to deteriorate further, highlighting that achieving the Goals and targets set out in the 2030 Agenda will be more difficult and that integrating the concept of resilience is critical to enable a sustainable future and avoid creating new risks, and notes the United Nations support for the Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Humanitarian Pathway on COVID-19 as a coordinated unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

Also acknowledges the need for urgent action to address the adverse impacts of climate change, including those related to sea level rise and extreme weather events, which continue to pose a significant risk to small island developing States and to their efforts to achieve sustainable development and, for many, represent the gravest of threats to their survival and viability, including, for some, through loss of territory, as well as through threats to water availability, food security and nutrition;

Recalls its resolution 77/276 of 29 March 2023, entitled “Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change”;

Also recalls the adoption of the declaration on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations;

Recognizes the work of the Peacebuilding Commission with members of the Pacific Islands Forum on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and looks forward to further dialogue in this regard;

Welcomes the progress towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum and its associated institutions, and urges them to continue to strengthen their partnership and regional collaboration for the implementation of internationally agreed outcomes in the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members, taking into account the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, its implementation and monitoring plan and the Pacific United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023–2027;

Looks forward to the convening of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States and its preparatory meetings;

Welcomes the substantive progress achieved by the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency since its establishment in Tonga in 2017, with a view to forming an emerging global network of regional centres, thereby expanding dialogue and cooperation on sustainable energy;

Recalls the report of the Joint Inspection Unit entitled “Comprehensive review of United Nations system support for small island developing States: final findings”, prepared pursuant to resolution 69/288 of 8 June 2015;

Stresses, in that regard, the value of enhanced close cooperation and coordination between the programmes and activities of the United Nations system and Pacific Islands Forum members, the Pacific Islands Forum secretariat and associated institutions, including the Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, and welcomes recent efforts by United Nations and regional agencies in the Pacific to enhance cooperation through joint activities, working groups and other means, including United Nations engagement on the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and implementation and monitoring thereof, and encourages further practical steps to enhance such cooperation and coordination;

Also stresses the importance of coherent and integrated approaches to building resilience to extreme weather events, including both slow- and rapid-onset events, and to stressors related to increased climate variability across the Pacific;

Reiterates the importance of strengthening resilience and mitigating risks in the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members, and encourages the United Nations system to work collaboratively with the Pacific Islands Forum and associated institutions in this regard;

Stresses the importance of resident coordinators and United Nations country teams in the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members strengthening consultations with national Governments and relevant stakeholders, including the Pacific Islands Forum, in accordance with its resolution 71/243 of 21 December 2016, and ensuring that the development and implementation of all United Nations programme and plan documents increase coherence and coordination in support of national development needs and priorities, and welcomes the establishment of a multi-country office in the North Pacific in this regard;

Reiterates the importance of continuing to enhance and strengthen the United Nations field presence in the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members, in accordance with its resolution 71/243, in particular with regard to operational activities of the multi-country offices, using flexible, cost-effective and collaborative models, as appropriate, and in a manner that complements existing programmes and mechanisms;

Notes the ongoing implementation of the multi-country office reviews, and reiterates the request to the Secretary-General to conduct regular monitoring, reporting and follow-up, including to the annual operational activities for development segment of the Economic and Social Council session, with a view to considering the adjustments necessary to ensure the delivery of sustainable and effective development resources and services to enable countries served by multi-country offices to implement the 2030 Agenda;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session, under the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”, the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum”.

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