PALIKIR, Pohnpei – On July 16, 2024, the Regional Director for the UN Development Coordination Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Honorable David Mclachlan- Karr, met with the Honorable Vice President Aren B. Palik during his introductory visit to the FSM.
This marked the Regional Director’s first official visit to the FSM since the establishment of the United Nations Multi- Country Office for the North Pacific. Accompanying the Regional Director was T.H. Jaap Van Hierden, Resident Coordinator for the United Nations Multi-Country Office in the FSM and Ms. Maryann Eperiam, Partnership Officer for the FSM UN-Multi-Country Office.
Vice President Palik welcomed Mr. McLachlan-Karr to the FSM, and expressed his gratitude for the ongoing UN support to the Micronesia region, particularly to the FSM. He also acknowledged the establishment of the UN Multi-Country Office in Pohnpei and reiterated FSM’s commitment as the host nation, highlighting progress made on securing the site for the One UN House.
Mr. McLachlan-Karr expressed his appreciation and confirmed the UN’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with FSM. He commended FSM’s proactive approach in allocating the site for the One UN Micronesia House and encouraged the effective use of UN agencies present in FSM to address the nation’s priorities.
Mr. McLachlan-Karr also announced the UN’s initiative to engage more youth from diverse backgrounds in the preparation for the Summit of the Future, to ensure young people’s participation and perspectives are integrated into the process, which is set to be held on the margins of the next United Nations General Assembly.
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