Princess Of Denmark Committed To Climate Change Relocation Efforts
“The energy and strength that takes to rebuild homes and lives again and the visit to Fiji is an eye opener to the challenges people face in this region,” she said.
Wednesday 26 April 2023 | 13:01
From left: United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, Crown Princess of Denmark Mary Elizabeth and Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen during the traditional welcoming ceremony at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on April 25, 2023. Photo: DEPTFO
Crown Princess of Denmark, Princess Mary Elizabeth, assured villagers of Nabavatu in Dreketi, Macuata, that the international community (United Nations) is ready to assist Pacific Island countries with their relocation efforts.
Princess Mary, along with her entourage of Danish Government officials and media team, visited Savedrua Village in Dreketi yesterday.
She understood the climate change adversities faced by people in the Pacific region.
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Savedrua Village has become the temporary relocation site for Nabavatu villagers.
Crown Princess of Denmark Mary Elizabeth with Nabavatu Villagers in Dreketi, Vanua Levu on April 25, 2023. Photo: Sampras Anand
“This visit is engraved in our hearts and on behalf of the people of Dreketi, welcome to Fiji and Dreketi, and please make it your home,” she said.
Special thanks was accorded to the Danish Government for spearheading the global mileage of climate change mitigation.
Mother-of-three and Nabavatu women’s group leader, Mereseini Sovi, believed the visit was an encouragement that someone out there was listening to their prayers.
Ms Sovi said women and children were the most affected and the donation of menstrual health kits by the Princess was a sign of the commitment of the Danish people towards Fijians.
Dreketi Central College principal, on behalf of the Chief of Dreketi and Vunivalu of the Vanua, thanked the princess for taking time to visit the village.
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