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 […]
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UN intergovernmental meeting champions faster, cleaner energy transition in Asia-Pacific
Bangkok (ESCAP News) – The Second Session of the Committee on Energy closed today at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) with stronger commitments to power the region with sustainable energy. The three-day meeting followed the 10th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development. Delegates from across the […]
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Micronesian leaders support bid for RMI diplomat at the UN to replace forum secretary general
SUVA, 02 OCTOBER 2019 (PACNEWS) — Marshall Islands top diplomat at the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Gerald M. Zackios is the proposed Micronesian candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. Ambassador Zackios has received the full backing of the leaders of the five Micronesian countries of the Federated […]
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Palau urges UN anew to end Taiwan’s exclusion
Palau President Tommy Remengesau said Taiwan’s exclusion from the United Nations should end, boosting Taipei’s stand in the region despite losing Kiribati and Solomon Islands to Beijing in September. Remengesau addressed the UN General Assembly on September 25 saying that the “collective commitment to leaving no country behind” should be followed by the UN. “We know […]
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New UN warming report sees hungry future that can be avoided
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the ground, climate change is hitting us where it counts: the stomach — not to mention the forests, plants and animals. A new United Nations scientific report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle. Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the land, while the way people use […]