Palau president

The president of Palau addressed the United Nations General Assembly, pressing the international body on climate change and rising global tensions. As leader of a small Pacific island nation highly vulnerable to rising seas, the president used the speech to call for stronger global commitments on emissions and to highlight how geopolitical instability compounds the threats facing small island states.

Palau's president is promoting his country's campaign against climate change, highlighting how rising seas threaten the small Pacific island nation. Palau has been a leading voice for ocean conservation and climate action among small island states. The message is drawing attention to the existential risks climate change poses to low-lying nations and their push for stronger global commitments.