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Members of the Alliance of Small Island States comb through revised draft text of plastics treaty on eve of INC-4

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · April 19, 2024

18 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Pacific members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) have joined the group’s member states in Ottawa, Canada, to comb through the revised draft text of the international legally binding instrument on...

With One Voice, Small Island Developing States Build Bridges for a Sustainable Energy Future

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) · April 12, 2024

Credit: Dmitry Rukhlenko via Shutterstock Considering the deepening global climate crisis, the urgent call for action to accelerate energy transition from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) has grown louder, especially since they are most...

Under Secretary of State for Management John Bass to Visit Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, and Thailand

U.S. Department of State · November 30, 2022

Under Secretary of State for Management John Bass will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Suva, Fiji, Sydney, Australia, and Bangkok, Thailand from November 30 to December 7. The Under Secretary’s travel to the region reflects the United...

To secure top education institutions for their children is a key motivation for African investors - now considering the citizenship by investment programme of Saint Lucia

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · November 24, 2022

Castries, Nov. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recent years higher education has become a global commodity traded across countries and cultures. Students are now travelling more frequently across borders in search of opportunities to study outside...

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Government of Samoa · October 1, 2022

SAMOA, October 1 - Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership We—the governments of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon...

More “accurate, reliable and timely climate information” to help Vanuatu farmers adapt to climate change

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

PORT VILA: Agriculture is one of Vanuatu's most important sectors, yet one of the most vulnerable to climate change, because crops require optimal conditions to thrive. When climate-related extreme events like cyclones, flooding and drought affect...

A RIDE ON POSITIVE NETWORKS

Solomon Islands Government · December 18, 2023

Derek Futaiasi’s Journey to PhD The latest Solomon Islander to be conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) has attributed his journey to the positive networks he had developed over the years. Dr. Derek Futaiasi was conferred his PhD at the...

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, October 30

Center for Disaster Philanthropy · October 30, 2023

We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list of the...

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...

Niue raises special circumstances of SIDS in Nairobi

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

17 November 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - The Pacific nation of Niue has taken to the centre stage of the ongoing global plastics treaty negotiations to remind them about the special circumstances of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) as they discuss...

Let’s just get on with it, Fiji urges plastics treaty negotiators in Nairobi

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

13 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - As negotiators from all over the world gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution,...

Health grateful for the donations of 2 ambulances and 4 dental chairs from Jiangmen Committee Mission team

Solomon Islands Government · October 30, 2023

The Health Minister Dr. Culwick Togamana today (28 October 2023) thanked Jiangmen Committee Mission team for their timely and generous donation of 2 ambulances and 4 dental chairs to the Honiara City Council (HCC). The handover ceremony took place...

Leveraging digital technologies for a resilient Pacific environment

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · September 6, 2023

06 September 2023, Apia – The application and leveraging of digital technologies to address environmental issues was highlighted during a side event at the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa, on Wednesday. The Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen...

SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE, SEUULA IOANE AT THE APTC GRADUATION

Government of Samoa · September 28, 2023

SAMOA, September 28 - Thursday, 28 September 2023 – 9.00am NUS Gymnasius Le Papaigalagala Acknowledgements Rev. Uta MuauluMs Claire McGeechan, Acting Australian High Commissioner to SamoaMr Tim Harbison, APTC Director Skills and System...

Solomon Islands renews commitment to CITES following joint mission

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · September 22, 2023

20 September 2023, Honiara Solomon Islands - The Government of the Solomon Islands has renewed its commitment to the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The commitment was...

VanKIRAP project draws attention to support needed to improve Met Services in the Pacific

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

15 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - The sixth Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-6) and related meetings is an opportunity to call for further support from governments, development partners and donors to ensure that National Meteorological...

Solomon Islands Implements Landmark Ban on Single-Use Plastics

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · September 22, 2023

11 September 2023, Honiara - It’s the dawn of a new era in Solomon Islands as the country officially gazetted a regulation to ban certain types of single-use plastics. Starting from 1 September, the import, manufacture, distribution, supply and...

9 June 2023: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

Australian Institute of International Affairs · June 8, 2023

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese gives keynote address at Shangri-La Dialogue and also visits Vietnam, Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Singapore with Marles’ Japanese and US counterparts, Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister pays...

Nation-wide consultations continue as Solomon Islands moves closer to banning single-use plastics

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · September 1, 2023

Solomon Islands will soon become the latest Pacific Island country to enforce a ban on single-use plastics in its efforts to address the plastic pollution crisis. A series of national consultations have been ongoing to inform, engage and receive...

PM ASSURED AIRLINES OF GOVT’S SUPPORT

Solomon Islands Government · July 27, 2023

PM ASSURED AIRLINES OF GOVT’S SUPPORT PM Sogavare in the cockpit of the new airbus A320, H4 SAL Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has assured the Solomon Airlines of government’s support now that the Airline has proven to have a strong...