News Release

Kiribati Member of Parliament and Church Member, Ruth Cross-Kwansing, Speaks at United Nations 

This month, Kiribati’s national statement at the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York was delivered by the Honourable Ruth Cross Kwansing, Minister for Women, Youth, Sport, and Social Affairs—adding a Pacific voice to global discussions on access to justice and women’s participation in public life. 

Closer to home, it is also meaningful to note that Minister Cross Kwansing worships each Sunday in her homeland in her local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflecting a life of public service grounded in faith, family, and community.