Sumbue Antas

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"This is our moment of moral clarity to present for our future, nations living in freedom, and self determination that these rights, the human rights are not taken away by stronger people and powerful countries." Ambassador Sumbue Antas at UN Human Rights Council on Ukraine.

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49th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Vanuatu supports universal participation of LDCs and SIDS in the work of the HRC with funding support from friends and partners.

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UN Committee Against Torture elections for Committee members now taking place. Candidates from Mauritius, USA, Thailand, Russia, China, Japan, Colombia, Morocco, Denmark, Ukraine & Morocco vying for the 5 vacancies. Geneve today.

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Trade for Sustainable Development Forum. The heart of the post Covid-19 Global Economy is 'sustainability' in a vastly different global and national economies from 2019.

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Trade and Sustainability referenced to environment sustainability and climate change challenges. Small firms and MSMEs employ a vast majority of workers but are the most negatively affected in Covid-19 times, environment and climate change. Support MSMEs now.

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@dailypostdan So we now get an ant man next year..hehehe

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Resumption of the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council on15 June 2020 in Geneva. Covid-19 ramifications and Black Lives Matter glaring at us. Human rights for people of West Papua and everywhere else in the world remain. Do not forget!

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Chemists of Vanuatu and the world, please help improve knowledge of the world of chemicals.

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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 24th Session of State Parties now ongoing. Vanuatu with others support participation by civil society groups. We need everyone to help removing threat to chemical weapons in the world. Join Vanuatu for a safe world.

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Vanuatu Coconut Summit - what is the future of coconut trees and coconut products in Vanuatu?

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LCD graduating to Developing Country. Now 12 countries graduating- 4 in the Pacific: Kiribati, Solomons Is, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Vanuatu graduating 4th December 2020. Be ready for new international treatment.

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3rd Universal Postal Union extraordinary conference in Geneva today. Postal services must adjust to effect of increased movement of postal packages due to e-commerce and it's related costs. Vanuatu asks for special and differential treatment. World - keep the multilateral system.

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The Universal Postal Union 3rd Extraordinary Conference in Geneva have to ensure the future of UPU with fair costs to movements of postal parcels the world. Rapid change to commerce so will postal operaters adjust to the changing trade? UPU help. Special treatment for SIDS.

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And a side event by Indonesia. Celebrate the rights of local governments in Indonesia. Wishing human rights of local govts in Indonesia are respected.

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Some side events at UN Human Rights Council. The loss of human rights must not be tolerated.

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United Nations Human Rights Council now in it's 42nd session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Human rights for all and freedom must be for all.

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So finally there is a new Vanuatu flag flying at the Palais of the UN in Geneva.

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Welcome to His Majesty King Tupou VI to the Vanuatu mission in Geneva. A long relationship with Vanuatu when His Majesty attended Vanuatu's Independence Day in 1980. He remembers the day well. Thank Your Majesty for your service to Vanuatu.

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@CainTess @mattdornan @KaliopateTavola @InokeRatu @RRegenvanu @President_Heine @AnnaPowles @StefArmbruster @dailypostdan The vagaries of politics, domestic agenda and strategic considerations. Never ending! The future is us but do we know that? Or do we think the future is just our children and those who will come after?