UN General Assembly
2017

I record Tuvalu’s sincere gratitude to the United Nations and its specialized agencies, development partners — especially our traditional partners in the Pacific, regional bodies of the Pacific — friends in Asia, India, South Korea, Japan, the Republic of China, the European Union and others, for all their support to my island nation of Tuvalu. We welcome the friendship and partnership of United Nations Members and other entities as we move forward. Tuvalu applauds the theme of the seventy-second general debate, “Focusing on people: Striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet”. It captures the undeniable linkage between peace, security and sustainable development. It underscores that, without peace and security, our 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not deliver a fair globalization for all. In short, without sustainable development, there will be no peace and no security.