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Vanuatu, a world leader in the fight against plastic, remains hopeful at the INC2
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 1, 2023
31 May 2023 Paris France - Global leadership in the battle against single-use plastic was shown by Vanuatu when the Pacific Island nation became the first in the world to ban plastic straws in 2018. Now five years on, Vanuatu has joined the call...
Impact of plastic pollution on Pacific highlighted as France draws global attention to “ticking time bomb”
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 29, 2023
29 May 2023, Paris France - The plight of Pacific countries, where entire communities are at risk from the scourge of the plastic crisis despite contributing less than 1.3 per cent to global plastic statistics, has been highlighted in Paris where...
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035: Here’s what we’ve learned
IPPF
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March 2, 2023
Australia is on track to be the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer by as early as 2028 to 2035. This can be achieved through a combination of HPV vaccination, screening and treatment of pre-cancers and invasive cancers. I have...
We know how to keep warming below 1.5°C and avoid the worst impacts for Pacific Island Nations – but we must act now.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 28, 2023
Co-authored by Prof Mark Howden (IPCC & ANU) and ‘Ofa Ma’asi-Kaisamy (PCCC hosted at SPREP) This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report, bringing together seven years of research from hundreds of experts....
Pacific countries call for sound management of chemicals and waste at 2023 BRS COPs
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 10, 2023
08 May 2023, Geneva Switzerland - Pacific islands have added their voice to the call on parties to the Rotterdam Convention to adopt an amendment that would list hazardous chemicals and strengthen the international treaty designed to facilitate...
Ambitious targets needed to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 8, 2023
25 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Plastics are found in all the world’s oceans - on remote shorelines, in coastal waters, in the seabeds of the deep oceans and even in uninhabited atolls and islands of the Pacific. Without new and effective...
Cook Islands calls for ambitious targets to reverse and end plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 26, 2023
24 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - “Saying No to single-use plastics” is not enough, much more must be done by our global community to address the plastic crisis we now face. Recognising this, the UN Environment Assembly passed a resolution...
Pacific countries support establishment of Science-Policy Panel to manage chemicals, waste and prevent pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 20, 2023
13 March 2023, Apia - Pacific countries have added their voice to a growing chorus of support for the establishment of a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. The latest...
Working Together as a Region to Bridge the Digital Divide
Government of Samoa
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March 7, 2023
SAMOA, March 7 - A joint statement by the UN Resident Coordinators across the Pacific – Jaap van Hierden, Richard Howard, Sanaka Samarasinha, and Simona Marinescu, based in Micronesia, PNG, Fiji, and Samoa respectively. Happy International Women’s...
Samoa – ADB Pacific Disaster Resilience Program – Phase 4
Government of Samoa
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March 23, 2023
SAMOA, March 23 - The Government of Samoa and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed the Grant Agreement for the assistance of US$10 million under the Pacific Disaster Resilience Program – Phase 4 on Tuesday 21 March 2023. The Honourable Mulipola...
MFAET Minister hands over new Taro Pack-house on Malaita to MAL
Solomon Islands Government
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April 5, 2023
MFAET Minister hands over new Taro Pack-house on Malaita to MAL Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele has handed over a new Taro pack house building to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock at Adeliua, Fiu on...
GCCA+ SUPA Project holds Fifth Steering Committee and Lessons Learned Meeting in Palau
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 20, 2023
17 March 2023, Koror, Palau – The Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation (GCCA+ SUPA) Project convened its Fifth Steering Committee and Lessons Learned Meeting in Koror, Palau from 13 – 17 March 2023. The GCCA+ SUPA is a...
Zayed Sustainability Prize Opens Submissions for 2024 Cycle
Benzinga
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January 23, 2023
Small and medium enterprises, non-profit organisations and high schools invited to submit entries before the 2 May 2023 deadline The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE's pioneering global award for recognising excellence in sustainability, has...
At Ocean Conference, Vanuatu rallies support for Advisory Opinion on implications of climate crisis
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 21, 2023
“We reach out the hand of friendship to all those who may wish to join us in taking a holistic, integrated approach to protecting human rights from climate change impacts as well as the survival of our oceans.” 30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC...
SAMOA SIGNS $1.5 MILLION ADB GRANT TO SUPPORT RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Government of Samoa
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August 20, 2020
SAMOA, August 20 - The Government of Samoa today signed a $1.5 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help fund the country’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Samoa’s Minister of Finance and ADB Governor...
Australia commits to plastic-free Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 21, 2023
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal UNOC2022 - Australia has reassured its neighbours of its commitment for a plastic-free Pacific in an effort to protect the ocean. Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water, Honorable Tanya Plibersek,...
COVID pandemic compounds climate and Ocean challenges, Nauru reminds
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 21, 2023
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 - The impacts of the climate crisis on Pacific Island countries have been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nauru has reminded the international community. A COVID wave in Nauru has prevented a...
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE; Australian Government – COVID-19 vaccine access for our region
Government of Samoa
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August 26, 2020
SAMOA, August 26 - • Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women • The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health • The Hon Alex Hawke MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Assistant Defence...
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: NEW NZ/UN PARTNERSHIP WILL ASSIST SAMOA AND 13 OTHER PACIFIC NATIONS
Government of Samoa
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July 21, 2020
SAMOA, July 21 - Apia/Suva -21 July 2020; The United Nations and New Zealand have agreed to a new partnership that promises to improve the health, lives and livelihoods of thousands of people across the Pacific, including in Samoa. New Zealand has...
NEWS RELEASE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger;
Government of Samoa
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July 25, 2022
SAMOA, July 25 - “FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific launches its 2021 Annual Report” 25 July 2022, Apia, Port Villa – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands launched its...