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Samoa commits to the ratification of the remaining human rights conventions that it is not yet party to. 

Samoa commits to advocate at the regional and global level for policies that empower women and girls to be instrumental agents of change in humanitarian action. 
 

Samoa commits to support and empower all women and girls in all spheres of life to become equal partners with men for contribution to the wellbeing of our families, communities and country. 

Samoa commits to increase investment in building community resilience as a critical first line of response, with the full, effective and meaningful participation of women, people with disabilities, youth and the elderly. 

Samoa commits to enhance its resilience and increase its capacity to adapt and mitigate against some of these natural and human-induced risks, by adopting a whole of society and whole of government approach.

Samoa commits to reinforce national and local leadership and capacities in managing disaster and climate-related risks through strengthening its existing local mechanisms and policies on disaster preparedness and response and recovery. Samoa commits to continue to work closely with its partners to ensure proper investment in data, analysis and early warning and developing evidence-based decision-making processes that result in early action. 

Samoa commits to ensure that regional and international humanitarian assistance genuinely complements and reinforces local capacity and leadership in the Pacific. Samoa commits to continue to share its Pacific experience in disaster risk resilience to contribute to the global effort of building resilience of populations and countries in particular against natural disasters and climate change. 

Samoa commits to enhance its resilience and increase its capacity to adapt and mitigate against some of these natural and human-induced risks, by adopting a whole of society and whole of government approach.

Samoa commits to support and implement global agreements, such as the Sendai framework, Paris Agreement, 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Addis Ababa Action and SAMOA Pathway. Samoa further commits to mainstream and integrate these global agreements and frameworks into its new national sustainable development strategy for 2016 to 2020 with the theme of ‘Accelerating sustainable development and creating opportunities for all'. 

Samoa commits to reinforce national and local leadership and capacities in managing disaster and climate-related risks through strengthening its existing local mechanisms and policies on disaster preparedness and response and recovery. Samoa commits to continue to work closely with its partners to ensure proper investment in data, analysis and early warning and developing evidence-based decision-making processes that result in early action. 

Samoa commits to a partnership with the Government of Japan, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and other Pacific countries to establish and operationalise as a matter of priority the Pacific Climate Change Centre to be hosted at SPREP Headquarters in Samoa. The Centre will encourage partnerships throughout the region and internationally as a key element of building the resilience of Pacific countries to climate change. 

Samoa commits to ensure that regional and international humanitarian assistance genuinely complements and reinforces local capacity and leadership in the Pacific. Samoa commits to continue to share its Pacific experience in disaster risk resilience to contribute to the global effort of building resilience of populations and countries in particular against natural disasters and climate change.