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Building Nauru’s climate resilience
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 11, 2023
Climate finance to build Nauru’s resilience against climate change is making an impact. Nauru’s Department of Climate Change and National Resilience and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme launched a two-day joint...
Greening the 2023 International Va’a Federation World Distance Championship
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 9, 2023
04 August 2023, Apia Samoa - A partnership between the Government of Samoa, the Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association (SOCA) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to make the International Va’a Federation World...
TMC Announces Corporate Update on Expected Timeline, Application Costs and Production Capacity Following Part II of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 1, 2023
NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on expected...
ACTING PM WELCOMES PNA FAMILY TO THE HAPPY ISLES
Solomon Islands Government
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June 13, 2023
ACTING PM WELCOMES PNA FAMILY TO THE HAPPY ISLES Honiara, 12th June 2023: Acting Prime Minister Honourable Manasseh Maelanga has welcomed Fisheries Ministers and Officials to the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) at a dinner hosted last night...
FISHERIES MINISTER CONGRATULATES SOLTUNA AND NFD ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Solomon Islands Government
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June 14, 2023
FISHERIES MINISTER CONGRATULATES SOLTUNA AND NFD ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Nestor Ghiro has congratulated the SolTuna and the NFD during celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the country’s Tuna...
It’s not about money, it’s about precious lives, Nauru at plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 2, 2023
02 June 2023, Paris France - Nauru might be a small country with a population of around 10,000 people on a single island in the Pacific Ocean but its voice is loud and clear at the second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to...
Pacific delegates amplify their voice at International Association for Impact Assessment Conference
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 21, 2023
16 May 2023, Kuching, Malaysia – Delegates from Pacific countries have left the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) with a renewed appreciation of the need to build national capacity for...
The Metals Company Announces an Extensive Deep-sea Environmental Data Submission to the International Seabed Authority
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 28, 2023
TMC’s subsidiary NORI submits data collected during two benthic baseline campaigns on the NORI-D area, adding more than 270,000 benthic biological occurrences to the International Seabed Authority’s ‘DeepData’ catalogue of contractor exploration...
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop
Solomon Islands Government
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March 14, 2023
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop Apia, Samoa: 23rd – 24th February 2023 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently hosted a regional workshop for key policy makers in the Pacific region at...
MISS NAURU IS HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Government of Samoa
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February 1, 2023
SAMOA, February 1 - By: Marc Membrere Alexandra Pitcher takes the stage as Miss Nauru vying for the Miss Pacific Crown 2023 this Friday with mixed emotions. Born in Manila Philippines, Alex is representing her current place of residence but...
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...
President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru to Taiwan
Taiwan President News
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November 14, 2022
TAIWAN, November 14 - President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru to Taiwan On the morning of November 14, a delegation led by President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru, accompanied by First Lady Simina Kun, arrived in...
President Tsai and President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru hold bilateral talks
Taiwan President News
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November 15, 2022
TAIWAN, November 15 - President Tsai and President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru hold bilateral talks On the morning of November 15, after welcoming President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru and First Lady Simina Kun with military honors,...
President Tsai hosts state banquet for President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru
Taiwan President News
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November 15, 2022
TAIWAN, November 15 - President Tsai hosts state banquet for President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru On November 15, President Tsai Ing-wen hosted a state luncheon in honor of President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru at the Presidential...
President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru with military honors
Taiwan President News
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November 15, 2022
TAIWAN, November 15 - President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru with military honors President Tsai Ing-wen officially welcomed President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru and First Lady Simina Kun on the morning of...
Two Nauru police officers graduate under RSIPF-EOD on IMAS level one in Honiara
Solomon Islands Government
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November 11, 2022
Two Nauru police officers graduate under RSIPF-EOD on IMAS level one in Honiara The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit has graduated two Nauru Police officers on International Mine Action Standard...
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. FALEOMAVAEGA TITIMAEA TAFUA, ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AT THE SECOND ANNUAL INTRA-CLIMATE SERVICES AND RELATED APPLICATIONS (CLIMSA) FORUM
Government of Samoa
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September 26, 2022
SAMOA, September 26 - Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentelmen, It is my honor to address this Second annual Intra-Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) forum on behalf of the Government of Samoa and would like to...
Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Nauru Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Jeremiah
U.S. Department of State
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September 14, 2022
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Nauru Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Chitra Jeremiah yesterday in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Deputy Secretary conveyed her best wishes for...
UNICEF’s Pacific representative formally introduced to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare.
Solomon Islands Government
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August 21, 2022
UNICEF’s Pacific representative formally introduced to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare. PM Hon. Manasseh Sogavare discussing with UNICEF’s Pacific representative Mr. Jonathan Veitch. The new United Nations International Children’s Emergency...
Tiny nation targets climate investors to become citizens and help it change the world
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 23, 2025
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “We will not wait for the waves to wash away our homes and infrastructure”, was the declaration by the leader of the world’s smallest republic, just after the nation had used COP29 as a...