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As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to set up warning systems
UN Environmental Program
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July 11, 2024
The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...
As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to setup warning systems
UN Environmental Program
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July 11, 2024
The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...
COP28: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Dubai
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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December 13, 2023
Nearly every country in the world has agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” – the main driver of climate change – at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. It is the first time such an agreement has been reached in 28 years of international...
COP28: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Dubai
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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December 13, 2023
Nearly every country in the world has agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” – the main driver of climate change – at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. It is the first time such an agreement has been reached in 28 years of international...
Remittances Slowed in 2023, Expected to Grow Faster in 2024
The World Bank - Washington D.C.
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June 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024—After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) moderated in 2023, reaching an estimated $656 billion, according to the World Bank’s...
Lynk Demonstrates First-Ever Two-Way Standard Phone Voice Calls by Satellite
Antara
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July 27, 2023
Publishes video proof of technology for voice calls through Lynk’s sat2phone service Falls Church, Va. (ANTARA/Business Wire)- Lynk Global, Inc., the world’s leading sat2phone telecoms provider, today released the first-ever video of a series of...
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on June 6, 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China
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June 6, 2024
CCTV: It’s reported US President Joe Biden in an exclusive interview with Time magazine this week said that the Chinese government provided large amounts of subsidies to flood the US market with electric vehicles and the US is not going to put up...
Tourism Source Market Anticipated to Attain $1.1 Trillion By 2032, at 6.6% CAGR | Latest Trends and Growth Opportunities
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2024
Based on booking channels, the mobile application segment had the major Tourism Source Market Share and is likely to remain dominant during the forecast period WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Tourism...
President Lai meets Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Yohei
Taiwan President News
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May 20, 2024
TAIWAN, May 20 - President Lai meets Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Yohei On the afternoon of May 20, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Yohei. In remarks, President Lai noted that the...
Tourism Source Market to rise up to the USD 1.1 Trillion by 2032 and to grow at a CAGR of 6.6%
EIN Presswire
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June 16, 2024
Based on booking channels, the mobile application segment had the major Tourism Source Market Share and is likely to remain dominant during the forecast period WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES, June 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Tourism...
Closing Remarks of Governor Arnold I. Palacios- 2024 Micronesian Islands Forum
CNMI Office of the Governor
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June 18, 2024
As we bring this forum to a close, I thank you, Madame Chair, my fellow Marianas governor, for your leadership and hospitality, and all the leaders of Micronesia for coming together these past few days in the spirit of friendship and...
Ottawa one step closer to a plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 7, 2024
01 May 2023, Ottawa Canada - Pacific delegates are leaving Ottawa Canada exhausted but reasonably satisfied with an advanced draft text of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. They...
AOSIS offers waste management options for plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 11, 2023
04 June 2023, Paris France - The proposed legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, discussed at the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) working to develop it, must...
Balancing the scales, addressing the disproportionate impact of marine plastic pollution on indigenous communities in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 25, 2024
24 April 2024, Ottawa Canada – In the village of Nacamaki on the Island of Koro in Fiji, villagers would at certain times of the year take part in a sacred ancient ceremony where they would make their way to the beach, chant songs, sound the horn...
Mary Kay Inc. Spearheads Ocean Conservation Efforts at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit
Antara
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April 4, 2024
Dallas--(ANTARA/Business Wire)-- Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in women’s empowerment and staunch advocate for sustainability, is once again at the forefront of global ocean conservation efforts. The beauty brand was proud to participate at the...
Global Attic And Exhaust Fans Market Trends, Strategies, Opportunities For 2022-2031
EIN Presswire
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June 1, 2022
The Business Research Company’s Attic And Exhaust Fans Global Market Report 2022: Market Size, Trends, And Forecast To 2026 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, June 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According to ‘Attic And Exhaust Fans Global...
Punching above its weight, Pacific leads calls for ambitious targets to end global plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 2, 2023
Q and A with Mr Sefanaia Nawadra, Director-General of SPREP. 1 June 2023, Paris France - The first scientific findings of marine plastic debris were published in 1972 and reported on small plastic particles found in the Sargasso Sea. Ten years...
Pacific Voice the “moral compass” in global push for plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 21, 2024
19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Three days from the opening of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...
3 May 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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May 2, 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia-ROK 2+2 talks; Marles announces $100m new military assistance for Ukraine; Marles to travel to Hawaii for trilateral talks; New Pacific Engagement Visa announced, and more. On 1 May, Deputy Prime...
Marking One Year Since the Release of the Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
U.S. Department of State
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February 14, 2023
Following the release of the Indo-Pacific Strategy in February 2022, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, has taken historic strides to advance our common vision for an Indo-Pacific region that is free and open, connected,...