October 2018

Geneva, Switzerland. On October 17, 2018, during the 139th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland, FSM Senator Isaac V. Figir calls for international parliamentary leadership and cooperation to tackle worldwide problems, particularly the dangers of climate change, through science and technology. His address came during the assembly’s general debate revolving around the theme of “Parliamentary leadership in […]

Geneva, Switzerland.During the 139th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, the delegation from the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), joined national parliamentarians from several other Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) – Fiji, Samoa, Seychelles, and Tonga – in spearheading the inclusion of a climate change resolution as an emergency item on the agenda of the Assembly. The

Geneva, Switzerland. On October 14, 2018, at the 139th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland, Wesley W. Simina, Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) resumed the chairmanship of the IPU’s Asia-Pacific Group (APG). This grand leadership role for a small islands developing country started earlier this year when the FSM Congress first assumed the chairmanship of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. October 5, 2018– The Fifth Regular Session of the 20th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine die on Tuesday with the passage of measures to address national issues among which included the FY-2019 National Budget, and substantial measures for security and efficiency of the Nation’s Trust Fund, among many others. Leading

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. October 5, 2018– The recent session of the 20th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned on October 2 with two confirmed nominations and the approval of grant resolutions for the various health, education and social programs of the Nation. Convened on September 17, the Fifth Regular Session of the 20th Congress adjourned last