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Inquiry reveals crew errors sank New Zealand navy ship off Samoa
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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November 29, 2024
Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military court of inquiry. The ship's crew did not realise...
OECS Joins Global Talks for Plastic Pollution Treaty
St. Vincent Times
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November 27, 2024
Plastic pollution poses a significant environmental threat to ecosystems worldwide, and the United Nations has recognised the urgent need to address this issue to ensure environmental sustainability. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
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...
Pacific countries demand more finance and ambition to fight climate change
Pacific News Service
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The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku Azerbaijan ended with a new finance goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate change but Pacific countries are...
Pacific news in brief for 11 July
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
The prestigious titles of Turaga Tui Nayau, Sau Ni Vanua Ko Lau and Tui Lau are being be bestowed upon Ratu Tevita this week. Photo: Facebook / Ministry of itaukei Affairs Fiji - donation China's Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian has handed over a...
Xi meets Samoan PM, says China prioritises empowering Pacific Island countries to tackle climate...
Pacific News Service
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa in Beijing on Tuesday, saying China is willing to make empowering Pacific Island countries to tackle climate change a priority in its cooperation with these...
“We will not accept a treaty that does not recognise the special circumstances of SIDS”- Samoa as AOSIS chair
Pasifika Environews
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November 26, 2024
On the eve of the fifth session of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) reiterated that the future instrument must take into...
Central Bank of Samoa Launches Regulatory Sandbox
Talamua
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November 26, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 27 November 2024 – The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) has launched the CBS Regulatory Sandbox as part of a series of development policies issued for the development of Samoa’s financial sector. The Regulatory Sandbox is part of the CBS...
‘We were ready to leave climate summit’ – negotiator
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 27, 2024
A key negotiator for the group of small island nations who walked out of the UN climate talks on Saturday, pushing them close to collapse, has told BBC News that the group was ready to leave the summit altogether. Michai Robertson, finance...
Update: Xi meets Samoan PM, says China prioritizes empowering Pacific Island countries to tackle climate change
Big News Network
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© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in Beijing on Tuesday, saying China is willing to make empowering Pacific Island countries to tackle climate change...
Xi meets Samoan PM, says China prioritizes empowering Pacific Island countries to tackle climate change
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in Beijing on Tuesday, saying China is willing to make empowering Pacific Island countries to tackle climate change a priority in its...
New Climate Resilience Tool for the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands Report
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November 26, 2024
Rhiannan Mundana Rhiannan Mundana is a climate specialist at Spatial Vision, a geospatial firm based in Melbourne, Australia. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or...
Pacific staring down ‘twin storms’ of debt and climate disaster
Newsroom
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November 14, 2024
Pacific Island countries experiencing increasingly intense and frequent natural disasters may find themselves drowning in debt as a result of their efforts to build resilience. A new report released at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan by...
CI Hosts Social Responsibility Assessment of Tuna Fisheries in Samoa
Talamua
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November 25, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 26 November 2024 – Conservation International (CI) successfully concluded a key workshop on the desk-based review of social responsibility of Samoa’s tuna fishing sector. The Social Responsibility Assessment (SRA) tool is a human...
UK takes key role at UN climate talks as pressure mounts to reach finance deal
Express & Star
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November 20, 2024
The UK has taken on a key role in the UN climate talks as countries face mounting pressure to deliver a strong deal on climate finance. The Cop29 presidency of Azerbaijan asked both the UK and Brazil to ensure the delivery of “a balanced set of...
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...
Samoa rugby facing 'significant financial challenges', withdraws from Europe tour
RNZ
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August 6, 2024
The Samoa national rugby team or Manu Samoa is ranked 13th in the world. Photo: AFP/ Ashley Western The national rugby team of Samoa has pulled out of its Northern Hemisphere tour due to "significant financial challenges" and to "avoid...
Government of Samoa and WFP launch analysis to enhance access to healthy diets
Samoa Global News
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November 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASe 21 November 2024, Apia, Samoa. The Samoa Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) jointly held a workshop today to mark the launch of a Cost of the Diet analysis in Samoa. The...
NZDF prepares to remove pollutants from sunken Manawanui off Samoa
RNZ
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November 25, 2024
NZDF base on the South Coast of Upolu near where the Manawanui sank in Samoa. Photo: RNZ / Louise Ternouth An ocean-going tug and barge are due to depart New Zealand this week and head to Samoa to assist with the sunken HMNZ Manawanui. The New...
NZ chips in $10m from existing funds to pay for climate losses
RNZ
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November 20, 2024
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is attending the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New Zealand has chipped in $10 million to a global fund to help pay for losses suffered by poorer countries because of climate...