Secretary-General António Guterres holds a joint press conference with Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama (not pictured), Prime Minister and Minister for Itaukei Affairs of the Republic of Fiji.
Mr. Guterres visited the country as part of a trip to the South Pacific to spotlight the issue of climate change ahead of the Climate Action Summit that he is convening in September in New York. In addition to Fiji, the trip took him to New Zealand, Vanuatu and Tuvalu. In each country, the Secretary-General met with government leaders, civil society representatives and youth groups, to hear from those already impacted by climate change and who are also successfully engaging in meaningful climate action.