UN General Assembly
2024

We value the support of the Commonwealth, and the solidarity between Caribbean and Pacific Commonwealth states, and look forward to meeting this year in Samoa. We value the deepening relationship between Caricom and the African region. We see renewed value in the Group of 77, and the Non-Aligned Movement. Our concerted efforts to collectively focus on climate reparations have resulted in new pathways to climate justice at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and at the International Court of Justice. We remain determined to protect and preserve our climate and our precious biodiversity through the progressive development of international law. COP29 COP29 must be a turning point. It is estimated that by 2050, climate-related damage is projected to rise to an almost unimaginable $38 trillion per year. My friends, in some respects, it is already too late. Where we are…. is not good. But there’s still time…time just enough…if we act and act now. Let’s revitalise the stalled negotiations on the ‘New Collective Quantified Goal’ on climate finance. We cannot afford another year of inaction.