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Pacific Community calls out urgency of climate Loss and Damage finance for frontline island nations
Pacific Community (SPC)
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This feature is a collaboration between IPS News and the Pacific Community. Written by Catherine Wilson Credit: IPS Advancing development of the new Climate Loss and Damage Fund was a key call by Pacific Island nations at the COP29 United Nations...
Pacific leaders join forces ahead of landmark climate summit
Pacific News Service
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Pacific leaders Thursday (08 July) met COP26 President Alok Sharma to set out their priorities for the major climate change summit in November. Underscoring what is at stake for the Pacific, leaders and Ministers from 11 countries across the...
Leadership or lip service? Australia's unkept climate promises hurting the Pacific
ColyPoint Observer
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December 6, 2024
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, established in 2019, aims to "accelerate a transition to renewable energy for everyone, end the expansion of coal, oil and gas, and equitably phase out existing production in keeping with what science...
COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit
Asia Pacific Report
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November 30, 2024
By Sera Sefeti in Baku, Azerbaijan As the curtain fell at the UN climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and disappointment engulfed Pacific delegations after another meeting under-delivered. Two weeks of intensive negotiations at COP29,...
Pacific takes stock of ‘disappointing’ COP29 climate summit
The Pacific Island Times
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November 30, 2024
Fiji’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Lenora Qereqeretabua addresses COP29 summit in Baku, pictured Nov 19, 2024. Photo courtesy of SPREP (BenarNews)-- As the curtain fell at the U.N. climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
Top UN court tackles climate change in ‘most consequential case’ in its history
Courthouse News
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December 2, 2024
Small nations that say they're devastated by an environmental crisis they haven't caused hope an opinion from the International Court of Justice will force the global community to act. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The highest court of the United...
How the climate crisis is affecting Pacific islanders' health
The Pacific Island Times
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November 24, 2024
For a country formed by 29 atolls scattered across the Western Pacific, the Marshall Islands is particularly vulnerable to the scourge of climate change—rising sea levels, saltwater contamination and uninhabitable islands. The U.S. Geological...
‘There’s magic everywhere:’ Niuean journalist celebrates homecoming
Pacific Media Network
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Niue has welcomed its newest journalist, who will cover many stories on the island. Moana Makapelu-Lee has come back home to Niue, joining the island's only news organisation after 13 years in New Zealand media. “What I love about working in Niue...
‘Constitution belongs to everybody’: Niue Speaker Douglas
Pacific News Service
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The Speaker of the Niue Assembly says the recent referendum has significantly improved the role of the Parliamentary Select Committee. Hima Douglas, who has served as Speaker since 2020, shared his insights into Niue’s parliamentary processes. He...
Niue Starlink internet users could face strict penalties
Pacific Media Network
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Users of the high-speed internet service Starlink are being treated differently in the Pacific, with Niue operators threatened with serious penalties. The Niue Government has banned the use of the Elon Musk-owned service, warning users of the...
Small islands use big platform to warn of climate change
Samoa Observer
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the map, their homes are tiny specks in a vast sea of blue, rarely in the headlines and far removed from the centers of power. But for a few days each year, the leaders of small island nations share a podium with...
Bruce Mason winner calls for climate change action
Pacific Media Network
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Leki Jackson-Bourke has expressed his gratitude after winning the esteemed Bruce Mason Playwriting Award, saying he received it "on behalf of all our Niue people and community”. This award, the most illustrious writing prize in the New Zealand...
UN climate summit nears its end with no commitment on money for developing countries
CBC/Radio-Canada
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November 21, 2024
Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday. It had attempted to form the spine of any deal reached at the United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean...
Countries blast draft of vague deal on climate cash for developing countries
The Rising Nepal
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Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 22: Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday which attempts to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to...
At U.N. climate talks, nations blast draft of vague deal on climate cash for developing countries
The Washington Times
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November 21, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday that attempts to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to...
At UN climate talks, nations blast draft of vague deal on climate cash for developing countries (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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November 21, 2024
Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu And Michael Phillis, The Associated Press - Nov 21, 2024 / 6:13 am | Story: 518616 AP Photo/Sergei Grits Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 21,...
Challenging Future For Children In 2050 Transformed By Extreme Climate Crises, Population Shifts, And Tech Disparities
Scoop
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Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:07 pm Press Release: UNICEF NEW YORK/SUVA, 20 November 2024 – The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a changing world, UNICEF warned in its...
Labour mobility key to addressing workforce shortages and climate challenges - experts
Pacific Media Network
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The seventh Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) has wrapped up in Brisbane, bringing together employers, unions, and representatives to tackle workforce challenges. Dr Alisi Holani, labour mobility specialist at the PACER Plus...
Pacific News Briefs: Award-Winning Māori Short Film
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An award-winning short film, which honors the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Written and directed by Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou, Niue,...