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UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee

UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This First Committee takes place amid steadily increasing levels of armed conflict, and the shadow of growing fears of large-scale war. Over 130 armed conflicts are raging today, twice as many as 15...

Owner:  The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Speech by Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann during the Committee of Supply Debate, 3 March 2025
Minister Ramofafia meets US Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Ms. Anne Marie Yastishock

Minister Ramofafia meets US Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Ms. Anne Marie Yastishock

Minister Ramofafia meets US Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Ms. Anne Marie Yastishock Minister of National Planning and Development Coordination Hon. Rexson Ramofafia, […]

Owner:  Solomonese Government
Timor-Leste expresses solidarity with Vanuatu after devastating earthquake

Timor-Leste expresses solidarity with Vanuatu after devastating earthquake

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release December 19th, 2024...

Owner:  East Timorese Government
ADB Provides $5 Million Grant for Vanuatu Earthquake Relief

ADB Provides $5 Million Grant for Vanuatu Earthquake Relief

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port...

Owner:  Asian Development Bank
South Australian doctors head to Vanuatu in response to devastating earthquake

South Australian doctors head to Vanuatu in response to devastating earthquake

Release date: 22/12/24 Three SA Health staff will travel to Vanuatu as part of the Federal Government’s response to the tragic natural disaster that occurred in the country last week. Dr James Doube, a doctor based on Kangaroo Island, will head up...

Owner:  Australian Government
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Vanuatu Minister of Agriculture sets 10 million kava plant target by...

Vanuatu Minister of Agriculture, Ian Wilson, has announced an ambitious national target to plant 10 million new kava plants by 2030 as part of efforts to boost production. Kava is usually planted one metre apart, so about 10,000 plants can grow on...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Governments Recognize Ecocide As a Crime at World’s Largest Conservation Congress 

Governments Recognize Ecocide As a Crime at World’s Largest Conservation Congress 

Governments last week passed a motion that recognizes ecocide as a serious crime, strengthening international momentum to criminalize large-scale environmental destruction. — Last week, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a...

Owner:  Earth.Org (Non-Profit)
Carney government could face legal...

Carney government could face legal...

Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for new fossil fuel infrastructure and rollback of climate policies could expose Ottawa to legal battles on several fronts, legal...

Owner:  FolioJumpline Publishing Inc. Employees
New law needed before any referendum on Fiji’s constitution – International IDEA
‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers own military

‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers own military

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The Solomon Islands government is looking into establishing a defence force which would make it the fourth Pacific nation to have a military. Some parliamentarians support the idea, while others are pointing to...

Owner:  David Robie
'Not an attempt to militarise our nation': Solomon Islands looks into establishing its own military
France’s Political Upheaval and the Pursuit of Strategic Continuity

France’s Political Upheaval and the Pursuit of Strategic Continuity

Image Source: Getty Images Introduction - The French Executive’s Conundrum Following Emmanuel Macron’s re-election in the spring of 2022, expectations were rekindled for a period of stability and policy continuity in France. Naturally, after...

Owner:  Observer Research Foundation (think-tank)

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia

Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation’s parliament, with Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau facing increasing political blowback after signing the pact...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
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