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Enhancing Resilience to Shocks and Fostering Inclusive Growth in the Pacific Islands by Min Zhu, IMF Deputy Managing Director

International Monetary Fund · March 22, 2012

As prepared for delivery Good morning. I am delighted to be here in Samoa today to launch this first IMF conference in the region in many years. While much attention is currently concentrated on Europe, I welcome this opportunity to refocus the...

EU welcomes 3 new members to the World Trade Organisation

European Commission - Trade · December 15, 2011

The EU welcomes the accession of Montenegro, Russia and Samoa to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this week, bringing the total number of Members to 157. The EU is also expected to formally conclude its bilateral negotiations with the Lao...

Malekula's Marine Turtle Community Conservation

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

Malekula, Vanuatu. “We have to do everything we can to save Vanuatu’s sea turtles,” says Noel Kaibaba of Bamboo Bay, Malekula. “Baby turtles are being hit hard by climate change, wild dogs, fishing nets and even people still eating their eggs.”...

Pacific Islands Passenger Controls Workshop and Training (Suva, Fiji)

World Customs Organization · April 11, 2024

16 Customs Officers from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu and Mongolia participated in a WCO Passenger Controls Workshop and Training in Suva Fiji from August 6th to August 10th, 2018. Facilitators from the WCO...

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on March 6, 2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China · March 7, 2024

AFP: Today, Australia and ASEAN released a joint declaration, encouraging all countries to avoid any unilateral actions that endanger peace, security and stability in the South China Sea. The declaration comes after a series of incidents involving...

‘I hope they open their ears and listen to us,’ Tuvalu at INC1 Multi Stakeholder Forum

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

26 November 2022, Punta del Este - Pacific delegates attending the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) to negotiate a global legally binding instrument on plastics, have embraced the opportunity to share...

Pacific voices to cement a strong foundation for the new global treaty on Plastic Pollution

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

26 November, Punta del Este - Over 190 countries have been tasked with creating a new internationally legally binding agreement on plastic pollution including in the marine environment. The challenge being this must be developed within a two-year...

CBI Index 2022: CS Global Partners reports that Caribbean nations eyeing top positions

Benzinga · August 15, 2022

London, Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CBI Index which is a yearly report that compares citizenship by investment programmes by ranking their performances and desirability is due for release later this week. The index ranks programmes...

There is no plan B, Kingdom of Tonga encourages spirit of compromise at biodiversity negotiations

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

13 December 2022, Montreal Canada - As negotiations between 196 parties continue with the goal of reaching an ambitious post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt biodiversity loss, the Kingdom of Tonga has urged the parties to demonstrate a...

SPREP Director General, Sefanaia Nawadra's Speech - launch of the Stockholm+50 Samoa National Consultations

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

In 1972, the world came together in Stockholm for the UN Conference on Human Environment recognising that there was a need for “common principles to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human...