MADRID (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.” Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the […]
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UN to launch biggest-ever global conversation on the world’s future-starting in the pacific
Koror, PALAU – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced that next year’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations will feature a large and inclusive global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want. The Pacific has been selected as one of the first regions in the […]
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Amb. Uludong appointed to co-facilitate UN Conference on SDG 14
Palau’s Ambassador Ngedikes Olai Uludong and Denmark’s Ambassador Martin Hermann were appointed by United Nations General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande to facilitate the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support Implementation of Sustainable Goal (SDG) 14 last week. Both ambassadors have been tasked to “oversee the preparatory process and conclude the intergovernmental consultations on a brief, […]
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New diplomat to UN wants more Pacific say over ocean resources
HONIARA, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Solomon Islands’ incoming representative to the United Nations wants to ensure Pacific countries gain control over their ocean resources. Transform Aqorau, who was the original chief executive of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, helped turn the group of Pacific Island nations into a force to be reckoned […]
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Vanuatu, Cook Islands urging UN to improve climate financing
WELLINGTON, 21 OCTOBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Vanuatu and the Cook Islands are calling for the United Nations to make it easier for vulnerable low-lying states to access climate financing. Pacific states graduating from low-income to developed status aren’t getting enough assistance with climate vulnerability, officials from both countries say For 15 years, Vanuatu has […]
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UN to come up with action plan specific to Palau’s needs
United Nations representatives engaged in a high-level dialogue with different Palau government and non-government agencies to be able to develop an action plan that is specific to Palau to help it in meeting its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). United Nations resident coordinator and United Nations Development Program resident representative in the Pacific, Sanaka Samarasinha, said […]