The climate crisis and geopolitical tensions has been the focus of Pacific Island leaders statements delivered at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa told delegates a number of unprecedented natural disasters had occurred over the past year.
"We will continue to face these ever worsening disasters if we continue to deny addressing their root causes," she said.
"Scientists have warned of more frequent and many more extreme weather events resulting in more lives lost and costlier and less resilient infrastructure."
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RNZ Pacific