Fiji, Oct. 3 -- Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Wesley W. Simina used his address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly last week to demand urgent climate action, stronger protections for oceans, and meaningful reform of the UN Security Council, warning that small island nations cannot continue to bear the brunt of global inaction.

"The climate crisis is not up for debate; the only question now is whether we as leaders will act with the urgency it demands," Simina told world leaders.

He welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) recent advisory opinion on climate change, stressing that it confirmed climate action is not only a "moral imperative, but also a legal one."

"It affirms that all states, particula...