2021 in Tuvalu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2021 Timeline of Tuvaluan history ← 2020 2019 2018 2021 in Tuvalu → 2022 2023 2024 Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2021 Timeline of Tuvaluan history Events from 2021 in Tuvalu. Monarch: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Samuelu Teo (until 28 September 2021) Tofiga Vaevalu Falani onwards Prime Minister: Kausea Natano Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania; COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu 28 September – Tofiga Vaevalu Falani is appointed Governor-General of Tuvalu. 2 November – A traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country.[1] 3 November – A lawyer representing the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu says that a new commission is being formed to sue big polluters and claim damage reparations for climate change effects on those nations before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.[2] 11 November – Tuvaluan Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe announces that the island nation will push to retain international recognition of its statehood and maritime borders in the event that rising sea levels completely submerge the country.[3] References ↑ "Traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for Covid-19 in NZ". RNZ. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-09-12. ↑ "Island nations seek a way to sue big polluters over climate change that could leave some underwater". www.cbsnews.com. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-12. ↑ "Tuvalu seeks to retain statehood if it sinks completely as sea levels rise". the Guardian. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-09-12. vte2021 in Oceania Sovereign states Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Associated statesof New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Dependenciesand other territories American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna Related Articles