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Pacific Islands Forum and UNDP release new climate guide

Posted on 27 July 2023

Yesterday the Pacific Islands Forum announced the release of the Pacific Climate Security Assessment Guide, a collaboration between the Forum and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

This guide is a critical…
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US announces DRR support for Samoa

Posted on 27 July 2023

US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has announced that USAID will be providing $US2.6 million of funding to support Samoa in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
 
Emhoff made the announcement of this grant while…
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Pacific nations convene for Climate Change Writeshop in Fiji

Posted on 27 July 2023

On Monday, regional officials from 16 Pacific nations came together in Nadi for the Regional Writeshop on Pacific Island Countries' Submissions to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on…
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Concerns for Pacific security following Solomon Islands policing agreement with China

Posted on 19 July 2023

Last week, Manasseh Sogavare, Solomon Islands Prime Minister, visited Beiing to sign nine agreements – one of widespread regional concern being the Police Cooperation Implementation Plan through which China will…
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Samoan Prime Minister welcomed Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General to Apia  

Posted on 15 June 2023

On June 8, Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata’afa welcomed Henry Puna, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, to Apia – his first trip to the nation since holding the title.
 
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US seeks to dominate China in Pacific with Task Force establishment

Posted on 15 June 2023

Last week, an Indo-Pacific Task Force was launched by the U.S House Committee on Natural Resources in order to combat China’s increasing presence in the region.
 
The Task Force was established to examine…
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International Fund for Agricultural Development opens Fiji office

Posted on 07 June 2023

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have announced the opening of an office in Suva.
 
IFAD is a global financial institution and UN agency who work to decrease poverty and improve…
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Pacific nations voice feedback on plastics treaty

Posted on 07 June 2023

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) held its second session from 29 May to 2 June in Paris. The series of meetings aim to prepare a legally binding, international instrument to address plastic pollution,…
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Pacific leaders unite on climate change at South Korea Summit

Posted on 31 May 2023

On Monday, Pacific Island leaders came together in Seoul for the Korea-Pacific Island Summit, which was co-chaired by South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown.

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Asia-Pacific climate summit: breakthroughs and barriers

Posted on 26 May 2023

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) finished up in Bangkok on 19 May, having bought together leaders from across the wider region to discuss climate…
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