Fiji, May 25 -- Pacific nations have renewed calls for nuclear justice at the United Nations, with Kiribati and the Marshall Islands detailing the human cost of nuclear testing in the Pacific and urging the international community to address historic wrongs.

Speaking during discussions on nuclear issues, the representative of Kiribati said the country continues to live with the consequences of nuclear testing carried out decades ago.

"Between 1957 and 1962, 33 nuclear tests were conducted in the South Pacific nation, yet the 500 citizens living on Kiritimati Island received 'little protection and inadequate warning'."

The representative said the impact of the tests continues to affect communities today.

"The legacy of these tests has ...