Fiji, March 29 -- Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Chair and Samoan Ambassador to the United Nations, Fatumanava Dr Pa'olelei Luteru, affirms that the group has stood firm in their request for the development of a multidimensional vulnerability index.

"We have done so even when we were told our request was unrealistic and unreasonable.

"Our unwavering commitment to our own development drove our ambition and fortitude, and after three decades of continuous advocacy, we have achieved the first step in what has been a very long process towards justice," Ambasador Luteru said at the Informal meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Development of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI).

His words echoed with the resilience of ...