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3rd Singapore-Pacific High-Level Visit, 20 to 22 May 2024
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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May 19, 2024
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will host the 3rd Singapore-Pacific High-Level Visit from 20 to 22 May 2024. The High-Level Visit is a platform for Singapore and Pacific Ministers to foster closer ties and exchange views in...
Cook Islands calls for ambitious targets to reverse and end plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 26, 2023
24 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - “Saying No to single-use plastics” is not enough, much more must be done by our global community to address the plastic crisis we now face. Recognising this, the UN Environment Assembly passed a resolution...
FFC Officials conclude 133rd Meeting in Nauru
Solomon Islands Government
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May 15, 2024
FFC Officials conclude 133rd Meeting in Nauru Pictured from left, FFA Deputy Director General Dr Pio Manoa, NFMRA CEO Charleston Deiye, MIMRA Director Glen Joseph, and FFA Director General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen. The FFC Officials chair was handed...
Call for Applications: Sea and Human Security Training – Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
UN International Training and Research Center
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May 14, 2024
The programme is open to motivated government officials and others from the private sector and civil society organizations, who are: eager to learn and apply new knowledge to enhance sea and human security keen to succeed and make a positive...
10 May 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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May 9, 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese addresses Chinese jet manoeuvers; Sanctions against Russian cyber criminal Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev; new investment in Australia-Tuvalu relations; Australia expands connectivity with Palau, and...
Voices of Pacific Women: Marjorie Wells
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 30, 2024
Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment 29 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Stepping into deep shoes at the Plastics Treaty now underway, this Pacific Islands women negotiator is showing she can...
3 May 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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May 2, 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia-ROK 2+2 talks; Marles announces $100m new military assistance for Ukraine; Marles to travel to Hawaii for trilateral talks; New Pacific Engagement Visa announced, and more. On 1 May, Deputy Prime...
Voices of Pacific Women: Diana Hinge Salili
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 25, 2024
Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment 24 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Seeing this Pacific Island woman still active in the UN negotiation space is rewarding given the first time she was...
Pacific Tourism Organisation joins key aviation players in Port Vila for Regional Aviation Action Plan Workshop
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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September 26, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) recently participated in the Aviation Commercial Industry and Pacific Regional Aviation Action Plan Development Workshop in Port Villa Vanuatu. Participants from the International Air Transport Association...
FSM advocates for a dedicated multilateral fund for plastics to ensure the effective compliance and implementation of the future treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 28, 2024
The Pacific is disproportionately affected by the global plastic pollution, contributing less than 1.3 percent but our ocean is inundated with bulk of the world’s transboundary washed away plastics which has serious negative environmental, health,...
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop
Solomon Islands Government
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March 14, 2023
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop Apia, Samoa: 23rd – 24th February 2023 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently hosted a regional workshop for key policy makers in the Pacific region at...
Cook Islands joins plastic treaty proposal for chemicals of concern
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 28, 2024
26 April 29024, Ottawa Canada - The Cook Islands, a large ocean island state is making her mighty voice heard at the Plastics Treaty negotiations now underway. The island nation, with Rwanda, has co-sponsored a proposal by Norway on how to address...
Solomon Islands calls on the global community to address the gaps regarding chemicals of concern in the plastic treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 26, 2024
Addressing the gap between the few chemicals in plastics that are regulated globally and the growing number of chemicals of concern that are known to be used in plastics but are not identified for listing either for elimination, avoidance and...
Balancing the scales, addressing the disproportionate impact of marine plastic pollution on indigenous communities in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 25, 2024
24 April 2024, Ottawa Canada – In the village of Nacamaki on the Island of Koro in Fiji, villagers would at certain times of the year take part in a sacred ancient ceremony where they would make their way to the beach, chant songs, sound the horn...
President Tsai delivers 2023 National Day Address
Taiwan President News
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October 10, 2023
TAIWAN, October 10 - President Tsai delivers 2023 National Day Address President Tsai Ing-wen on the morning of October 10 attended the ROC's 112th Double Tenth National Day Celebration in the plaza fronting the Presidential Office Building, and...
Partnerships formalised at Plastics Treaty talks to empower a resilient Cook Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 25, 2024
25 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Enhancing Cook Islands capacity and learning opportunities when it comes to science, environment and legal policy is at the core of a partnership between the National Environment Service and Monash University in...
Voices of Pacific Women: Tekura Moeka’a
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 24, 2024
Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment 23 April 2024, Ottawa, Canada - For this young Cook Islands woman, she found it was a matter of “fight or flight” when it came to her very first UN...
President Tsai addresses opening of 2023 Yushan Forum
Taiwan President News
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October 11, 2023
TAIWAN, October 11 - President Tsai addresses opening of 2023 Yushan Forum On the morning of October 11, President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the opening of the 2023 Yushan Forum. President Tsai said that the New Southbound Policy lies at the core of...
$5 Billion Asian Development Fund Replenishment Agreed to Support Most Vulnerable in Asia and Pacific
Asian Development Bank
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May 3, 2024
TBILISI, GEORGIA (3 May 2024) — Donors and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to a replenishment of $5 billion for ADB’s Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8. The commitment was made during ADB’s...
President Tsai receives congratulations from foreign guests attending 2023 National Day celebration
Taiwan President News
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October 10, 2023
TAIWAN, October 10 - President Tsai receives congratulations from foreign guests attending 2023 National Day celebration President Tsai receives congratulations from foreign guests attending 2023 National Day celebration On the morning of October...