Tuvalu has attempted to secure perpetual statehood by asking other nations to recognise the tiny South Pacific country as a “digital state” at the United Nations climate change conference.
Tuvalu’s digital statehood has been recognised by 26 countries since announcing the initiative at COP27, but the island-state wants to double that by 2024. Tuvalu’s Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe says the move will safeguard what is important to his nation’s people.