UN General Assembly
2023

We are committed to the Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace, which outlines a vision for multilateral efforts based on international law for a world in transition. The New Agenda for Peace echoes and is consistent with the Boe Declaration on Regional Security, issued by Pacific Forum leaders, which declared the Pacific to be a region of peace. That concept of peace is the premise for our future. I believe that it is time that we consider the Pacific as a zone of peace. We have had discussions on the concept at the regional level and I am convinced that it will be the Blue Pacific’s contribution to world order — the zone of peace. The Blue Pacific is the world’s largest ocean. It is also an important carbon sink. Therefore, it is important for humankind that it be protected and sustainably managed. The large ocean States of the Pacific are guided by the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent in navigating challenges and leveraging collective efforts to create a prosperous and sustainable future for our peoples.