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Office of the Governor – News Release – Hawaiʻi Announces Readiness to Host 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA HAWAI‘I ANNOUNCES READINESS TO HOST 13TH FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS & CULTURE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2024 HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and festival organizers...
Owner: American Government
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Owner: College of Naturopathic Medicine
PRESS RELEASE – Meeting Discusses PACER Plus Benefits and Future
SAMOA, May 20 - 21 May 2024 APIA, Samoa – The seventh Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Joint Committee meeting concluded on Friday, 17 May in Apia, Samoa. Hosted from 16-17 May 2024, this important gathering brought...
Owner: Samoan Government
Environment and Social Safeguards (ESS) Specialist – Loss and Damage, Berlin
Environment and Social Safeguards (ESS) Specialist – Loss and Damage, Berlin Published 21 May 2024 Jobs Leave a Comment Work Type: Short-term consultancy under an ongoing project Location: Berlin Application Deadline: May 31st 2024 Starting Date:...
Owner: Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)
16th-term President and Vice President receive congratulations from foreign guests
TAIWAN, May 20 - 16th-term President and Vice President receive congratulations from foreign guests 16th-term President and Vice President receive congratulations from foreign guests President Lai Ching-te, the First Lady, and Vice President...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
President Tsai hosts state banquet for heads of state and representatives of delegations to presidential inauguration
TAIWAN, May 19 - President Tsai hosts state banquet for heads of state and representatives of delegations to presidential inauguration President Tsai hosts state banquet for heads of state and representatives of delegations to presidential...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
3rd Singapore-Pacific High-Level Visit, 20 to 22 May 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...
Owner: Singaporean Government
Pacific Islands calls on the plastic treaty to include legally binding obligations and implementing mechanisms to address legacy plastics
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 27, 2024
26 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - The plastics treaty needs to include legally binding obligations that cover the full lifecycle of plastics including addressing legacy plastic already in the marine environment. The point was raised by Samoa, as the...
State Auditor announces audit of the City of Joplin
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Owner: American Government
Talking Wood Studio, Award winning artisan bowl maker expands internationally to 108 Countries
Talking Wood Studio today announced the international expansion of its online store as it continues its mission to adorn the world’s finest tables. CANTON, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, May 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Talking Wood Studio today...
Call for Applications: Sea and Human Security Training – Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
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...
Owner: United Nations
Global inaction pushes Tuvalu to take innovative steps to prepare to become a digital nation
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 20, 2023
16 November 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, COP27 - Tuvalu like the rest of the Pacific is not standing idly by, waiting for the world to act – we’ve taken precautionary steps to protect and preserve our statehood and sovereignty, says Simon Kofe, the...
Advancing Australia’s Pacific and Climate Leadership in the G20
Today, Pacific Island nations are among the most vulnerable countries to climate change, and Pacific communities are subsequently on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged this fact when he...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
Mosquito-borne Illnesses
Outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses are common in the tropical and sub-tropical climates in many Pacific Islands, in North Queensland (Australia), Asia (including India), tropical Africa and Latin/South America. West Nile virus is commonly found...
Owner: New Zealand Government
$5 Billion Asian Development Fund Replenishment Agreed to Support Most Vulnerable in Asia and Pacific
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...
Owner: Asian Development Bank
3 May 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
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...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
Pacific delegates advocate for a key regional aspiration to be included in the plastic treaty text
In the final hours of the fourth round of negotiations on the revised zero draft of the global plastics treaty, Pacific delegates remain steadfast in their resolve to have a key regional aspiration on the sustainable production of primary plastic...
Bridge to Busan Declaration open for signing at Plastics Treaty talks
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 30, 2024
29 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Today at INC4 over two dozen countries have signed on to the Bridge to Busan Declaration. Launched at the Plastics Treaty negotiations, it invigorates the call for sustainable production levels of primary plastic...