Hon. Samiu Vaipulu recently attended the 18th General Assembly of the Asian Parliamentarians Featured
Hon. Samiu Vaipulu signs the Seoul Declaration for the participating parliaments
19 November, 2016. Hon. Samiu Vaipulu recently attended the 18th General Assembly of the Asian Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development, on behalf of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.
The conference took place in Seoul in South Korea from the 10-12 of November and was attended by about 57 Members of Parliaments from 15 parliaments in Asia and the Pacific region.
This year’s conference was centralized on the theme “UN SDGs and international development”. This conference provided an important platform for parliamentarians to discuss how to prioritise the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals in an integrated way, as it relates to the environment and international development.
During this conference, Hon. Samiu Vaipulu delivered a presentation on the achievements and issues currently facing Tonga, foremost highlighting the high vulnerability of Tonga and the Pacific region to the impacts of climate change and environmental issues which has threatened the territorial integrity, biological diversity, livelihoods and the ecosystem. Specific attention was drawn to the constraints and specific needs of countries to implement legislation and policies in place and the need to directly access funding to help drive this implementation.
The conference produced an engaging and active dialogue from all parliamentarians. The outcome of this conference was the ‘Seoul Declaration’ which called on all participating parliaments to fully support the monitoring of progress and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development in their respective countries, and to ensure that parliaments hold their governments to account for the commitments made through the 2030 Agenda. Hon. Vaipulu was a part of drafting committee for this declaration and signed on Tonga’s behalf.
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga acknowledges the support of the APPCED, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Korea Population, Health and Welfare Organization and the Government of Korea.
- Parliament of Tonga
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Koe loto foki ia e ni'ihi 'oku loto kovi kia Samiu ke pehe ka 'oku hange koe lau 'oku fiema'u 'e Tonga 'a e taukei 'a e tangata ni pea na'a tau sio mata ai he ngaahi tokoni na'a ne 'omai ma'a Tonga 'o kau ai e Vakapuna moe ha fua.
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Kuo te peheni e kita kuo ikai toe lava a Samiu ia o fai ha ngaue he na'e tala ia kuo tokoto o kai me'a vaivai mo taipa ki he mate, ko e Kele'a ia mo ene ngaahi fakamatala, ka nau tali mu'a ki he osi tafa enau Tamai na koia ia tene a'usia e ngaahi me'a koia. Ofa atu Samiu ki he ngaue oku fai pea malo e kalusefai mo e piki ki he mo'oni. Oku lau'i lahi koe ho'o ngaue fakataha mo e kau Nopele, pea nau fakamaau'i kimoutolu 'o ta'aki, ka kohai koaa tene ta'aki kinautolu. Ko e 'atunga ee a e fakaanga holo, ku aluhake a Akilisi ia o fai e pango ia oku folahi ange ia.
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Malo Vaipulu e fai e fatongia pea 'oku 'ikai holo ho'o feinga ma'a s'otau ki'i fonua. Poupou atu moe Lotu ki ho'o ngaue.