More than half of the Commonwealth's members are small nations
APIA - The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and the question of reparations for Britain 's role in transatlantic slavery.
Among them is Tuvalu, whose climate change minister, Maina Vakafua Talia, urged the grouping to strive for the Paris Accord's warming goal of 1.5 degrees C , calling new fossil fuel projects a "death sentence" for his country. "Climate change is an existential threat," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong told a press conference after a meeting with counterparts.
On Thursday, Charles will be shown the impact of rising sea levels that are forcing people to move inland, a Samoan chief said. On Monday, Starmer said Britain would not bring the issue of reparations for slavery to the table at the summit and would not apologise, but was open to engage with leaders who want to discuss it.But a CARICOM source familiar with the matter told Reuters CHOGM presented an "important opportunity" for dialogue on reparations and the region, which groups countries such as Barbados and Jamaica, would be raising the issue there.
There were paragraphs in the summit's draft conclusion calling for a discussion on reparations, Bahamas Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell told the BBC, adding, "CARICOM countries want the conversation to start."
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