Pacific island signatories

Six Pacific islands ratify the Paris Climate Accord

Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tuvalu were six of the 15 overall countries that submitted their ratification during the special signing ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

“We congratulate and commend our member countries for their leadership in not only signing but also taking that extra crucial step to ratify the Agreement, helping to ensure it will come into force,” said Kosi Latu, Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).