UN calls on everyone to play a role in disaster response

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When it comes to surviving disaster, the United Nations’ Pacific Resident Coordinator of Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon...

NZ commits $1.3bn to climate change aid

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New Zealand has carved off a sizeable chunk of its foreign aid budget towards combating climate change, committing NZ$1.3 billion(US$920,000) to support vulnerable communities. The...

PNG Government passes Bill on climate change

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Papua New Guinea will join hands with its Pacific neighbours to strengthen and amplify the voices calling for global action to address climate change...

‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the...

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By Kalolaine Fainu Francis Tony is buried on an island that is shrinking. The sea breaks on a shoreline that is now less than five...

Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns

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Projected sea level rise would mean 40 percent of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire...

Now Morrison is going to COP26, he must take a meaningful climate target: Greenpeace

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that he will attend the COP26 Climate Summit, after weeks of threatening not to attend, has been labelled...

COP26: Amplifying Pacific voices at Glasgow conference

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The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches(PCC), Reverend James Bhagwan, says its vital Pacific voices are heard at the UN's Climate Change...

COP26 should be a turning point for leaders: UK High Commissioner Edgar

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The British High Commissioner to Fiji is hoping that COP26 will be a turning point in which the world’s governments and leaders start taking...

UN resolution on Climate Change rapporteur a boost for Pacific-SG Puna

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Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the latest UN Human Rights Council vote for a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...

CVF celebrates creation of UN Special rapporteur to protect Human rights in the context...

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The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) presided by Bangladesh celebrated the creation of a dedicated role to protect and promote human rights in the context...

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AOSIS chair champions Multidimensional Vulnerability Index at UN Assembly

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Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Chair and Samoan Ambassador to the United Nations, Fatumanava Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, affirms that the group has stood...

2,000 Marines, sailors arrive in Australia for six months of Training, Exercises

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