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Statement by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)

Win Media SKN · December 11, 2023

(Press release) Dubai, December 11 2023 – On Monday 11th December, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) held a press conference to share feedback on the release of the COP28 Presidency’s draft text on the Global Stocktake. AOSIS Chair,...

Private 5G/4G Network Deployment Tracker Market, Key Players, Demands, Scope, Size, Share and Forecasts 2023 - 2030

EIN Presswire · December 8, 2023

PUNE, INDIA, December 8, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Historically a niche segment of the wider cellular communications industry, private 5G/4G cellular networks – also referred to as NPNs (Non-Public Networks) in 3GPP terminology – have rapidly...

PSIDS Chair notes INC progress, looks to next steps of plastics treaty negotiations

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · December 8, 2023

Q and A with H.E Ambassador Ilana Seid, Permanent Representative of Palau to the UN and Chair of Pacific Small Island Developing States and Ms. Gwendalyn Kingtaro Sisior, of Palau: 25 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya – Pacific negotiators joined more...

PRESS RELEASE: Presentation of Credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Independent State of Samoa

Government of Samoa · December 1, 2023

Wednesday 29 November 2023 The new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Independent State of Samoa, His, Excellency Mr. Waravuth Pouapinya, officially presented his credentials to the Head of State of Samoa, Afioga, Tuimalealiifano...

Only One and the Alliance of Small Island States launch new campaign calling for a robust and resourced Loss and Damage Fund

Win Media SKN · September 18, 2023

NEW YORK (September 18, 2023) — Today, Only One, the action platform for the ocean and planet, and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) launched a new campaign and content series (www.only.one/lossanddamage) to urge world leaders to deliver...

Gender Equality gold – shining the light on the power of partnerships

Government of Samoa · November 5, 2023

Apia, Samoa – As the Samoa Victim Support Group’s Torch of Peace makes its way around Samoa this week, and as we head into the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence at the end of the month, the United Nations Development Programme...

SPREP signs memorandum with EIA and CIEL at INC-3

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 20, 2023

19 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Centre for International Environmental...

Australia champions Pacific’s case, spotlights Indigenous people at plastics treaty negotiations

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 19, 2023

18 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Australia continues to champion the One Pacific Voice calling for an urgent and ambitious Global Plastic Treaty that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, as the third session of the Intergovernmental...

SPREP calls for more robust regime to address the full life cycle of Ghost Gear

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 18, 2023

18 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Abandoned, Lost, Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), also known as Ghost Gear, is one of the most harmful forms of marine debris devastating our Ocean. Studies have found that 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear,...

At midway point of INC-3, Cook Islands continues to push for ambitious treaty

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 18, 2023

17 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - At the midway point of the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution, including in the marine...

Nauru highlights microplastics risks in Nairobi

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 17, 2023

16 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The risks of micrcoplastics to marine, environment and human health should be a major consideration for negotiators in Nairobi Kenya as they sift through the Zero Draft text and the Synthesis Report of an...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Attends China International Travel Mart (CITM) 2023

Pacific Tourism Organisation · November 17, 2023

To enhance regional collaboration and tap into the booming Chinese tourism market, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) will lead and coordinate the Pacific’s presence at the 24th China International Travel Mart (CITM) in Kunming, Yunnan...

17 November 2023: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

Australian Institute of International Affairs · November 15, 2023

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese at PIF, Falepili Union with Tuvalu announced, Albanese attends APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Marles in Indonesia, diplomatic announcements, Judge Charlesworth re-elected to ICJ, and more. Prime...

Accessible and new finances key means of implementation, Pacific countries tell INC-3

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 16, 2023

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Financial assistance that is sustainable, adequate, easily accessible, new, stable, predictable and timely for countries worst impacted by the plastic crisis, like all Pacific countries, is a key means of...

Devastated by three cyclones in one year, Vanuatu laments impact of triple planetary crisis at plastics treaty talks

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 16, 2023

16 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Vanuatu, the first country in the world to ban plastic straws with the introduction of a single-use plastic regulation, has lent its voice to growing and urgent calls for a global treaty to end the scourge of...

Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Participation in UNESCO Regional Workshop Strengthens World Heritage Site Initiatives in the Pacific

Pacific Tourism Organisation · November 16, 2023

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) recently participated in a UNESCO Regional Workshop held from November 1st to 3rd at the Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi. This workshop brought together Culture and UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) focal...

PNG flags maritime zones and marine resources protection at plastics treaty talks

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 15, 2023

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The leakage of plastics into the ecosystems, including in the marine environment, is a growing concern for Papua New Guinea (PNG). What’s even more alarming for the biggest Pacific island with an Exclusive...

Tuvalu spotlights human rights at global plastics treaty negotiations

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 15, 2023

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Delegates and negotiators attending the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...

Solomon Islands, newest member of High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, leaves mark in Nairobi

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 15, 2023

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Solomon Islands might be the newest member of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to End Plastic Pollution but this has not stopped the Pacific nation from taking the global stage at the plastic treaty negotiations...

Palau, as PSIDS Chair, calls for a revolution to end plastic pollution

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 14, 2023

14 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Twenty three million tonnes of plastic are released to the environment every year and half of it ends up in the Pacific Ocean every time. This number is expected to double by 2030 under a business-as-usual...