Federated states of Micronesia: national assessment report, synopsis of issues, activities, needs and constraints: sustainable development, World summit on Sustainable Development (RIO+10) Johannesburg (draft)

Abstract

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a young independent nation. It was a United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) administered by the United States of America until the two nations signed a Compact of Free Association in 1986 leading to the trusteeship termination by the United Nations (UN) in 1991. The Compact treaty established a special relationship with America providing economic assistance. The funding provisions under the original compact are currently being renegotiated between the two countries