Crown Princess Mary of Denmark to visit Fiji
The visit to Fiji on April 25-27 will be partly carried out together with UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) executive director Natalie Kanem.
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will visit Fiji over a span of three days from April 25-27.
This was confirmed in a statement released by the Danish royal family last Friday. During her visit, accompanied by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen, the Crown Princess will visit Vanuatu, Fiji and Australia. The trip will be from April 23-28.
“With the trip, the Crown Princess and the minister will focus attention on the consequences of climate change in the Pacific Ocean region,” the statement said.
“The visit to Fiji on April 25-27 will be partly carried out together with UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) executive director Natalie Kanem.
“The Crown Princess will, among other things, focus on how the destruction and evacuations in the wake of climate change result in increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence, and how the health care system works to protect women and girls in vulnerable situations.” Her visit to Vanuatu on April 23 and 24 takes place shortly after the country was hit by two cyclones and two earthquakes.
“The Crown Princess will participate in field visits to crisis response areas and have the opportunity to meet with actors who are in charge of reconstruction projects in the wake of the natural disasters.
“The Pacific islands Vanuatu and Fiji belong to the group of small developing island countries that are experiencing the consequences of global climate change. As a candidate for the UN’s Security Council, Denmark emphasises the importance of ensuring that the small countries have a strong voice in the global climate negotiations and in matters pertaining to international peace and security.
“The Pacific Islands also have a number of demographic and development challenges, including in relation to sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is a key issue for Denmark and the Crown Princess, who has been patron of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) since 2010.”
On April 28, she will visit Sydney to meet with Danish business representatives and visit a number of Danish-led projects. Attempts to get comments from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were unsuccessful when this edition went to press.