INCLUSIVITY:As of Friday, 12 out of the 16 allies that have taken the stage have voiced support for Taiwan’s inclusion as a member or in some alternative capacity
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 24, 2017
By: Staff writer, with CNA, New York
Five more of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies on Friday spoke up in support of the nation
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare pushes for the UN to recognize Taiwan as a member in his address to the UN General Assembly on Friday. Photo: CNA
being recognized as a UN member at the organization’s General Assembly.
As the general debate at the assembly continues, leaders from five more of the nation’s diplomatic allies — Kiribati, Saint Lucia, the Solomon Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize — took turns calling for Taiwan’s inclusion as a member of the UN.
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said that if the UN is incomplete, discussions regarding the promotion of human welfare cannot take place.
Although the UN preaches inclusivity and unity every year at the general assembly, “we have chosen to ignore Taiwan’s 23 million people, depriving them of their right to be a part of this global family and to participate and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs],” he said. [FULL STORY]