Ahti Moses, a youth representative from the Enewetak community organization Elimondik, recently spoke at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva regarding the ongoing suffering of the Enjebi and Enewetak people due to US nuclear weapons testing.
At just 16 years old, he is the first ri-Enjebi/ri-Enewetak to speak at UN Headquarters.
Ahti was selected by the International NGO, UPR Info, to speak at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-sessions which is an opportunity for civil society to engage with UN member states regarding their human rights challenges.
Ahti spoke to the human rights progress of his home country, the Marshall Islands, and offered 13 recommendations which will be further reviewed in November 2025 when the Human Rights Council meets for the Universal Periodic Review of the RMI and other countries.
Among the challenges raised by Ahti regarding his community were the rights to food and healthcare, Enewetak’s unpaid award from the Nuclear Claims Tribunal, and “free prior and informed consent. His full statement is available on the UPR Info website https://upr-info.org/en.
In addition to delivering his pre-sessions statement, Ahti engaged with various UN Special Procedures and mechanisms, met with other Geneva-based Pacific representatives and Pacific youth, and was recognized by RMI Ambassador Doreen deBrum at an event co-hosted by the RMI and Kazakhstan Permanent Missions commemorating the UN International Day Against Nuclear Testing.
Ahti is the grandson of the late Iroojlaplap Moses Abraham and late Lejla Rose Abraham, and eldest son of Irooj Moses Abraham and Brooke Takala. He attends high school in the Federated States of Micronesia.