Our Climate, Our Oceans, & Our Sustainable Futures

Our Climate, Our Oceans, & Our Sustainable Futures: Uniting the Commonwealth to Address Humanity’s Common Concerns

Sir Iakoba Italeli for Commonwealth Secretary General

  • Combatting Climate Change to Save the World

    In its Charter, the Commonwealth highlights the necessity of protecting the environment and recognizing the needs of small and vulnerable states, especially because 32 Commonwealth Members are small states. Climate change and sea level rise are now one of the most critical issues facing the global community. A Secretary General with firsthand experience with this READ MORE

  • Overcoming Resilience and Sustainability Gaps to Enhance Our Ways of Life

    In the Pacific, we know all too well the dangers that will surface when resilient and sustainable ways of life are not prioritized. Pacific peoples—and, I believe, all Commonwealth peoples—are resilient by birth and upbringing. However, we have seen how natural disasters, the effects of climate change and sea level rise, and the COVID-19 pandemic READ MORE

  • Stopping/Preventing Ocean Degradation to Strengthen Our Commonwealth Bonds

    My background is in maritime law, and I have spent my life near the sea. The Pacific Ocean is my home, just as it is home to so many of our Pacific brothers and sisters. It is at the heart of our geography, our cultures, and our economies. In the same way, I believe that READ MORE

  • Pursuing New Directions: Uniting Commonwealth SIDS in Negotiation with the Biggest Emitters at COP27

    I am passionate about addressing the impacts of climate change, enhancing our resilience and sustainability, and preserving our oceans. In doing so, I intend to be innovative in my approach as to how the Commonwealth interacts at international fora and with our partners throughout the world. If amenable to our Commonwealth Leaders, I see a READ MORE

NEWS AND UPDATES

  • Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli to Depart for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting This Week
    Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli to Depart for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting This Week

    On 14th June 2022, Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli will depart with the delegation of Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Hon. Simon Kofe for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda. CHOGM is where the matter of the next Commonwealth Secretary General will be decided, and Sir Italeli is excited READ MORE

  • Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli to Select New Magistrates for Tuvalu
    Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli to Select New Magistrates for Tuvalu

    On 4th June 2022, Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli was invited by the Government of Tuvalu to utilize his vast legal expertise to assist in the selection of new Magistrates for each of Tuvalu’s 9 islands under the Government’s judicial reform package. The initiative will assist in strengthening judicial institutions in Tuvalu, which is one of READ MORE

  • Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli Thanks News Outlets for Campaign Support
    Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli Thanks News Outlets for Campaign Support

    On Saturday 28th May 2022, Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli officially thanked news outlets including Reuters, The Age, Pacific Advocate, Radio New Zealand, Islands Business, the Pacific Media Network, and many more for supporting his campaign for Commonwealth Secretary General. Especially when Tuvalu is adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and travel for campaign purposes is READ MORE