Press Releases
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War’s silent killer is threatening a new disaster in Gaza — and beyond
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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March 13, 2024
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War’s silent killer is threatening a new disaster in Gaza — and beyond
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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March 12, 2024
State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska...
Press Release – The 9th EU-Pacific Trade Committee Meeting
Government of Samoa
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February 18, 2024
SAMOA, February 18 - 16 February 2024 Samoa hosted the 9th Trade Committee Meeting of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) between the European Union (EU) and Pacific States from 6 to 7 February 2024 at the Taumeasina Island Resort....
The United States’ Enduring Commitment to the Indo-Pacific: Marking Two Years Since the Release of the Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China
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February 15, 2024
FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FEBRUARY 9, 2024 The United States is an Indo-Pacific nation. As the most dynamic and fastest-growing region on earth, the Indo-Pacific is an essential driver of America’s future security and prosperity. The...
Empowering Pacific negotiators in plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 12, 2024
12 February 2024, Auckland NZ - The road for Pacific countries to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Unveils Ground-breaking Data Training Program in Solomon Islands
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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February 29, 2024
In a significant milestone, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) launched the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and introduced the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Indicators Framework training in the Solomon Islands in February. Spearheaded by...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Champions Data-Driven Tourism Growth in Tonga
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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February 20, 2024
In a collaborative effort to enhance the capabilities of Tonga Tourism, the Tongan Government ministries, and the Statistics Department, around 20 participants are engaging in a five-day training organized by the Pacific Tourism Organisation...
GEF ISLANDS Pacific Project holds Second Steering Committee Meeting in New Zealand
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 16, 2024
16 February 2023, Auckland New Zealand - Pacific delegates gathered in Auckland, New Zealand today for the Global Environment Facility’s Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) Pacific...
Samoa, as AOSIS Chair, encouraged by work of Pacific SIDS in plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 16, 2024
15 February 2023, Auckland New Zealand - The work to strengthen the capacity of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) to engage and amplify the one Pacific voice in sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an...
Pacific Leaders support for High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 15, 2024
14 February 2024, Auckland NZ - Given the negative impact of plastic pollution on Pacific communities, Pacific Leaders at the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Meeting in the Cook Islands last year encouraged members to join the High Ambition Coalition...
Why the INC process matters to the Kingdom of Tonga and Solomon Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 14, 2024
14 February 2024, Auckland NZ - To say the impact of plastic pollution on the Kingdom of Tonga is a problem would be stating it quite mildly. Like most Pacific islands who are at the forefront of the impacts of the escalating plastic pollution...
Vanuatu as PSIDS Chair rallies Pacific nations in ongoing INC process for a Cleaner Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 14, 2024
13 February 2024, Auckland NZ - The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) are small in numbers but it continues to punch well above its weight in its commitment and dedication to ending plastic pollution. The point was made by the...
Young negotiators laud experience shared at Pacific negotiations training
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 13, 2024
12 February 2024, Auckland NZ - As a young Pacific woman, Ms Darla Yatilman, of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has high aspirations to help her country address one of the most pressing issues of modern time, the plastic pollution crisis....
Pacific countries go back to the drawing board ahead of next round of plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 12, 2024
5 February 2024, Apia Samoa – Fourteen Pacific countries advocating for the priorities of their communities at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including...
The Loss and Damage of Niue’s history
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 18, 2023
Ninety percent of Niue’s artefacts housed in the national museum, along with archives and records, were destroyed during Tropical Cyclone Heta in 2004. The category five cyclone, a sudden onset event left death and destruction behind. The loss of...
“We cannot fail” Niue leader calls for ambitious targets at global biodiversity negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 20, 2023
15 December 2022, Montreal Quebec - Showing global leadership and a strong commitment for a healthy biodiversity, the Pacific island of Niue is the only country that has a leader attending the High-Level Segment of the Fifteenth Conference of the...
Stat of the week: 6.94% of household expenditure in Niue is on alcoholic beverages
Pacific Community (SPC)
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August 17, 2022
Did you know? On average, 6.94% of household expenditure in Niue is on alcoholic beverages. According to the World Health Organization, 56% of alcohol consumption is beer. Blog Category Did you know? Division Polynesia Regional Office Pacific Data...
Secure Your Spot at the South Pacific Tourism Exchange 2024!!
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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January 9, 2024
Tourism operators and stakeholders can now register for the 8th South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) to convene in Nadi, Fiji, from May 4th – 5th, 2024. Breaking the tradition of being hosted in Australia and New Zealand for the past seven years,...
Fisheries Ministers Call for Increased Fisheries Commitment in COP Meetings
Solomon Islands Government
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December 14, 2023
Honiara, Solomon Islands, December 14: Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings as the world’s biggest and...
Week of intense plastic treaty negotiations in Nairobi ends with a way forward
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 26, 2023
20 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Pacific delegates who attended the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...