UN General Assembly
2015

subregional offices within the Pacific region, noting the distance and the diverse and peculiar characteristics of the region. In that regard, Solomon Islands offers to host one of the subregional centres. The democratic coalition-for-change Government that I lead was formed following last year’s successful national general election using a biometric voter registration system for the first time. We are pleased with the system and will be building on its success, along with other electoral reforms. I thank all partners, including the United Nations, Australia and the European Union, for supporting our biometric registration system, and we seek partnerships to invest in the next phase of strengthening our democratic institution.