UN tries anew to finish treaty protecting the high seas
UN member states on Monday launched two weeks of negotiations aimed at finally reaching a treaty meant to protect and preserve vast areas of...
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PIF SG statement on the resumed fifth session Intergovernmental Conference on the BBNJ process
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As our Pacific Forum Leaders gather this week for their Special Retreat in Nadi,...
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Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans
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Palau wants to be host country for Pacific Ocean Commissioner
Palau will be the site of a proposed Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner if the Micronesian group’s demand from the Pacific Islands Forum...
All hands on deck as UN meets to protect high seas
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New Zealand’s climate change minister has made a furious speech excoriating parliament for lost decades of “bickering” over the climate crisis, as Cyclone Gabrielle...
Sea level rise poses ‘unthinkable’ risks for the planet, UN Security Council hears
Rising seas pose “unthinkable” risks to billions around the world, with profound implications for security, international law, human rights and the very fabric of...
Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns
An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, the UN...
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