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Events from
2021
in
Tuvalu
.
Incumbents
Monarch
:
Elizabeth II
Governor-General
:
Iakoba Italeli
(until 28 September 2021)
Tofiga Vaevalu Falani
onwards
Prime Minister
:
Kausea Natano
Events
Ongoing –
COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
;
COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu
28 September –
Tofiga Vaevalu Falani
is appointed
Governor-General of Tuvalu
.
2 November – A traveller from
Tuvalu
tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in
Auckland
,
New Zealand
. Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country.
[1]
3 November – A lawyer representing the governments of
Antigua and Barbuda
and
Tuvalu
says that a new commission is being formed to sue big polluters and claim damage reparations for
climate change
effects on those nations before the
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
.
[2]
11 November –
Tuvaluan
Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister
Simon Kofe
announces that the
island nation
will push to retain
international recognition
of its statehood and
maritime borders
in the event that
rising sea levels
completely submerge the country.
[3]
References
^
"Traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for Covid-19 in NZ"
.
RNZ
. 2021-11-02
. Retrieved
2022-09-12
.
^
"Island nations seek a way to sue big polluters over climate change that could leave some underwater"
.
www.cbsnews.com
. 3 November 2021
. Retrieved
2022-09-12
.
^
"Tuvalu seeks to retain statehood if it sinks completely as sea levels rise"
.
the Guardian
. 2021-11-11
. Retrieved
2022-09-12
.
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