Colonia, Yap - The second session of the 63rd Association of Pacific Islands Legislature(APIL) Board of Directors meeting, held at the Yap State Legislature on February 27th,2024, focused on the selection of proposed APIL Resolutions Number 62 Binding Operational Directives(BOD). Out of 17 total proposed resolutions, 16 were adopted. The following adopted resolutions are as follows:
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-01: “Expressing gratitude and appreciation to former Speaker Kenneth A. Kedi for his invaluable service and dedication for sixteen years as a Board Member and Officer of the APIL, representing the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-02: “Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation for compact funding.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-03, CD1: “Expressing support for the sharing of Information amongst APIL Members relative to cybersecurity threats through the creation of the ‘APIL Cybersecurity Working Group’.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-04, CD1: “Relative to urging the U.S. Department of State grant requests from American Samoa, Guam and the CNMI to be admitted as voting members of the Pacific Islands Forum.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-05: “Expressing the profound congratulations of the APIL Board of Directors to the Pacific Islands Development Bank(PIDB), its management, its staff, its customers and its benefactors, for thirty-five years of dedicated services in meeting the financial and developmental needs of the APIL Pacific.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-06: “Expressing the Association of the Pacific Island Legislatures’ genuine congratulations to Mrs.Yoslyn George Sigrah on becoming Kosraean’s first woman to be elected to the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. ”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-07: “To extend our sincere condolences and sympathies to the family of the late Honorable Felicidad Taman Ogumoro and to acknowledge and pay tribute to her lifelong service and countless contributions to the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Blue Continent.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-08: “Expressing utmost sympathy and extending sincerest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Honorable Senator Florencio Singkoro Harper for his untimely passing.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-09: “Calling on the Board of Directors to create a temporary ad hoc committee from members of the APIL for the purpose of reviewing and prioritizing the resolutions adopted in the previous Board of the Directors meetings and General assemblies of the APIL. ”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-10: “Commending Nauru Airlines for uniting the Pacific Community, and respectfully requesting Nauru Airlines to extend its services to the FSM States of Chuuk, Kosrae and Yap, connecting the islands and bringing people together. ”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-11: “Expressing the profound gratitude of the Board of Directors of the APIL to The Nature Conservancy, the Micronesia Conservation Trust and the Micronesian Challenge for their continuous efforts and successes in preserving and protecting the many varied and threatened components of our natural environments.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-12, CD1: “Respectfully Requesting the General Assembly to Amend Section 1 of Article XI of the By-Laws of the APIL relative to Membership dues.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-13: “Requesting the Government of Guam assist in providing easier and faster procedures for COFA travelers through Guam.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-14: “Expressing utmost sympathy and extending sincerest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Honorable Senator Esly Kanto for his untimely passing. ”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-16: “Expressing the Association of the Pacific Island Legislatures utmost gratitude and appreciation to the Yap State Legislature for hosting of the 63rd Board of Directors Meeting and for the use of its facilities and staff support during the meeting.”
APIL Resolution No.63-BOD-17: “Expressing the Association of the Pacific Island Legislature’s utmost respect, honor, and acknowledgment of the life and commitment of the late Senator Paliknoa K. Welly and conveying deepest condolences to his wife Shrue, families and friends.”
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