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Oceans, small islands and biodiversity
We are a country that protects 33% of our territory and 54% of our seas. Last year we announced here our Pact for Nature and the Natural Panama Fund, which are initiatives that we're already progressing on. Today I am announcing that Panama will lead internationally an effort to recognize the universal rights of nature. And I ask all of you to support us in this initiative.
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We call for the full operationalisation of this advisory opinion, including through the follow up action requested by this Assembly in accordance with the UN General Assembly Landmark resolution of the 20th of May 2026, welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. We also support the legal principle affirmed by the ICJ that states are under no obligation to update their maritime baselines or zones to account for climate induced sea level rise. Mauritius calls for the principle that statehood and sovereignty are not impacted by sea level rise to be formally codified. Mr. president, water stands at the frontline of the climate crisis. Water is a major concern globally, and Mauritius welcomes the holding of the UN Water Conference in December this year. We look forward to this crucial global issue being addressed by the international community as a matter of urgency. We also call for enhanced, accessible and predictable climate finance, accompanied by comprehensive capacity building and disaster risk management for the most vulnerable. I also wish to highlight that Mauritius is currently conducting a constitutional review exercise, which will include giving constitutional protection to the rights of nature. Mr. president, the crisis in development financing is deepening.
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We know that sanctions undermine economic and financial freedoms and hinder human development. Three, we believe in respecting the rights of nature; that is the only way in which we can duly consecrate human life. Four, equally, the institutional failure of global trade is today patently clear, because no nation can thrive in supranational systems which do not promote national industry and which prioritize outsourcing and award that strategy. Five, international stability means that we must resolve our three-pronged energy trilemma: we must, at the same time, guarantee security of supply, affordable prices, and environmental sustainability.
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