UN General Assembly
2024

46. Fiji’s National Development Plan 2025 - 2029 envisions empowering the People of Fiji through Unity, based on the pillars of economic resilience, people empowerment and good governance. 47. True to the spirit of multilateralism, our bilateral, regional and multilateral development partners are a key part of our efforts. 48. We commit to the principles of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, and to the Pacific leaders vision of a prosperous Blue Pacific Continent. Fellow Leaders, 49. As a large Ocean State, Fiji is a proud advocate for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 50. Fiji has signed and will ratify the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), in the lead-up to the 3rd United Nations Oceans Conference in France. 51. Fiji has ratified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which aims to eliminate harmful subsidies that contribute to Illegal Unregulated Unreported fishing.