Mr President;

My Fellow Heads of Government;

Your Excellencies; 

Ladies and Gentlemen.

It is an honour for me, as the Prime Minister of Fiji, to take part in this High Level Segment of the Human Rights Council – the first since we established our Mission here in Geneva last June.

Mr. President,

Distinguished Delegates,

I have the honour to introduce document A/69/L.53 entitled, “A global geodetic reference frame for sustainable development “on behalf of the 52 co-sponsors reflected in this resolution under the current Agenda Item 9.

Mr. President,