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Pacific Trade officials meet to shape region’s Trade agenda ahead of Ministerial talks
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New EU seafood regulation to affect 97 percent of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged vessels
National Competent Authority officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu met in Suva for a two-week technical training on new European Union (EU)...
Palau President demands action on Oceans as Island States face Climate frontline
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Tuvalu calls climate-ocean nexus a matter of survival
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Pacific leaders at Tokyo summit say ocean management is a matter of survival
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Where the runway becomes a playground: Tuvalu’s fight for a resilient future
By Sera Tikotikovatu Sefeti
It is Wednesday afternoon in Funafuti.
The last plane of the day has taken off and within minutes the airport runway transforms.
Children...
Women, Youth and Vulnerable communities must be at centre of Pacific response, Leaders told
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Pacific Trade officials urged to turn EU partnership into action as global trade pressures grow
Pacific trade officials have been urged to strengthen coordination, prepare for emerging global trade challenges, and ensure that Pacific-European Union cooperation delivers practical results...
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