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Click below to see revised Health Travel Advisory from the Ministry of Health for Samoa, as of 27 September 2021, for your information. Please note this travel advisory is for Air Travel ONLY. ALL passengers are advised to wear masks inflight and on arrival. All documents/forms are available on the Ministry of Health website – […]

PRESS RELEASE: (27 September 2021); The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, traditionally the highest profile United Nations (UN) event of the year, is taking place virtually for the second time in the organization’s 76 year history. Honourable Fiame Naomi Mataafa, addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time as […]

(Saturday 25 September 2021 – Virtual: New York Time) Mr President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen Samoa extends its congratulations and best wishes to His Excellency Abdulla Shahid on your assumption of the Presidency of the 76th Session of the General Assembly. We are indeed delighted to see Maldives, a sister small island developing state, […]

(23rd September 2021, New York, USA) Heads of State and Government Honourable Ministers UN Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen This Global Food Summit is timely, as we strive to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The COVID-19 and climate change parallel challenges, call for game-changing systemic solutions.  Border restrictions and […]

(22 September 2021 – Virtual) Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of AOSIS Heads of State and Government Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen I wish to thank Prime Minister Browne and Antigua and Barbuda for its strong leadership since taking on the Chairmanship of AOSIS. You have Samoa’s full support […]

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT (MNRE); 16 September 2021: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) through the enabling assistance of the United Nations Environment Programme, gathered with various stakeholders in commemoration of the World Ozone Day at the Millenia Hotel today. The proclaimed date by the United Nations […]