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China launches centre to help Pacific Island countries in disaster risk reduction

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China has launched a centre for disaster risk reduction cooperation with Pacific Island countries. The southern Chinese city of Jiangmen will serve as a home base for exchanges. Officials hope the initiative will help shore up defence against climate change. Chinese Government Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries, Qian Bo, diplomats from the region and other senior officials attended the launch...

UN head says high seas treaty must be ‘ambitious’

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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged countries Wednesday to agree a “robust and ambitious” treaty to protect the high seas, as time starts to run out for negotiators. After 15 years of formal and informal talks, delegates have been meeting in New York since February 20 to discuss a text that aims to protect nearly half the planet. It is the...

Micronesian island leaders to push plan to hire Secretary General

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The Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) leaders announced plans to push ahead with the hiring of a professional Secretary-General for its secretariat office. The leaders made this announcement in its communique at the recently concluded meeting held from 15 -17 February in Pohnpei. Three presidents and six governors of island states and territories — Palau, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern...

Cyclone Kevin bears down on Vanuatu as Judy continues through the country

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Parts of Vanuatu are due to be battered by a new tropical cyclone named Kevin. The storm originated south of Solomon Islands on Wednesday and is expected to move south-east bringing gale force winds to Vanuatu tonight and later to New Caledonia. It comes as Vanuatu's capital Port Vila and northern islands survey the damage from Tropical Cyclone Judy, which is...

Tonga needs additional $252 million to resuscitate economy, says PM

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Tonga's Prime Minister acknowledged the strong commitment of Tonga's development partners and donors and said financial assistance is still needed to ensure a prosperous Tonga, on opening the Development Partners Forum 2023 this week. Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni in his opening address, said Tonga still needed increased access to financial assistance, to restructure and reduce debt burdens and scale up development...

Japan’s plan to dump nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean continues to worry island leaders

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The release of contaminated water from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has dominated recent discussions between representatives of Pacific island nations and Japan, with the government in Tokyo offering reassurances that the water will be treated to remove almost all harmful nuclides before it is pumped into the Pacific. The issue was top of the agenda when a high-level delegation...

Australia joins Vanuatu bid for international court to rule on obligation to prevent climate harm

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Australia will co-sponsor Vanuatu’s historic bid for the international court of justice to rule on the climate crisis, including the legal consequences for causing significant environmental harm. The Pacific island country will soon put a resolution to the UN general assembly seeking an opinion on the international legal obligations that countries have to act on the climate crisis. The resolution asks...

Judy threatens more islands in Vanuatu while threat of new cyclone looms

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Port Villa and Vanuatu's northern islands are surveying the damage from Tropical Cyclone Judy but the cyclone is threatening southern islands while another storm is forecast to be on its way. The islands of Erramango and Tanna are expected to be hit hard soon. Vanuatu's Metservice says Tafea remains under red alert. It said early this morning local time the centre of...

Establishment of Cook Islands National Human Rights Institute gains momentum

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Cook Islands Ombudsman Niki Rattle has returned from a conference in Fiji with fresh ideas as the office looks to establish a Human Rights Institute for the Cook Islands. The Pacific Regional Forum on National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI), held last week, featured representatives from several nations, and took place in Nadi, Fiji. Rattle, along with two fellow staffers, attended the...

Oceana calls on Governments to address plastic pollution at Our Ocean conference

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Oceana, the largest international advocacy organisation dedicated solely to ocean conservation, is calling on governments to address plastic pollution at the 8th annual Our Ocean conference in Panama City, Panamá. The conference, taking place 02-03 March, brings together leaders from around the world to deliver concrete and actionable commitments to help protect and restore the world’s oceans. Since 2014, the Our...

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