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Trump factor raises the stakes at UN climate summit
The New Humanitarian
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November 11, 2024
Climate change-denying US President-elect Donald Trump cast a long shadow over today’s opening of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the seismic US election result has made the task of negotiating a meaningful finance deal an...
How has China-Samoa friendship featured on Samoan banknotes?
CGTN
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Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is paying an official visit to China from November 20 to 28. Although Samoa may be unfamiliar to some, this South Pacific island nation, which sits near the International Date Line, is an old friend of...
COP29: Climate Talks On Brink Of Collapse As Vulnerable Nations Stage Walk Out Over Funding
The Will
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November 23, 2024
November 23, (THEWILL) – Representatives of climate-vulnerable islands and least-developed countries, on Saturday, stormed out of high-stakes United Nations negotiations over climate funding. Over 200 countries have gathered for the COP29 in Baku,...
Negotiators from climate-vulnerable nations walk out of COP29 in row over funding deals
Radio X
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23 November 2024, 18:56 Island nations which are vulnerable to climate change and some African countries have stormed out of COP29 in a row over funding. Picture: Alamy Island nations which are vulnerable to climate change and some African...
Developing nations stand firm: $300BN not enough to tackle climate crisis
Azertag
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November 23, 2024
Baku, November 23, AZERTAC As the revised draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was released during COP29, the global response has been anything but unified. The draft proposes an annual target of $300 billion...
COP29 Bulletin Day 11: Global South slams proposal for $250bn climate finance goal
Climate Home News
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November 22, 2024
The latest text suggests a rich government-led finance goal of $250 billion a year by 2035, which the African Group called “totally unacceptable” This article will be updated throughout the day and an edited version will be sent out each evening...
Samoa Leads in Women in Business Leadership—PSDI
Talamua
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August 2, 2024
Sydney, Australia – 02 August 2024 – The proportion of women in business leadership in Samoa is well above the global and regional average, according to a new report published 01 August by the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Pacific Private...
Lae factory will deliver clean water to PNG households -Rotomold
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 7, 2025
The man behind one of the South Pacific’s biggest tank manufacturers says a new factory in Lae will help ease long-running water shortages across Papua New Guinea. Prakash Chand, the Managing Director and Chairman of Rotomould Group, officially...
Samoa Police, Prisons & Corrections Services (SPPCS) Launches Gun Amnesty 2024
Samoa Global News
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August 1, 2024
This morning, Thursday 1st August 2024, the Samoa Police, Prisons & Corrections Services (SPPCS) officially launched its Gun Amnesty 2024 with a ceremony held at the Samoa Fire Emergency Services Authority (SFESA) headquarters. The event marked...
PNG set to host Climate Change 42nd GCF Board Meeting in 2025
Pacific News Service
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Papua New Guinea is set to host a high-level climate change meeting mid next year, being the second in the Pacific to host such an event after Samoa 10 years ago. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board in its last meeting in October approved for PNG...
COP29: Poorer countries ‘deeply disappointed’ with wealthier nations’ new climate cash offer
Public Radio of Armenia
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November 22, 2024
Small island nations vulnerable to climate change say they can’t “be expected to agree” to a new deal drafted at COP29, calling it “deeply disappointing.” The deal proposes wealthier countries give $250bn per year by 2035 to developing nations to...
Junk cars becoming environmental concern
Samoa Observer
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The number of junk vehicles in Samoa's 'vehicle graveyards' is growing posing an environmental concern with the absence of policies and laws to deal with the problem. There are almost 34,000 registered cars on the island. However, many of these...
Antiguan Graduate Completes Prestigious AOSIS Fellowship, Eyes Climate Finance Leadership
Antigua News Room
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November 21, 2024
Antiguan Graduate Completes Prestigious Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Fellowship, Eyes Climate Finance Leadership Antiguan national Carlon Knight has proudly graduated from the distinguished Italy-AOSIS Fellowship on November 20, during...
From tattoos to bark cloths, Samoa keeps proud traditions alive
Africanews
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November 21, 2024
Tapping into one of Samoa's most important cultural traditions. Here in a cultural village in the capital Apia demonstrations of traditional tattooing are being shown off. The gentle but distinct tapping sound resonates as an artist inks a man’s...
UN Commits to Support Samoa in Combatting People Trafficking
Talamua
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November 22, 2024
By Lise Schmidt/ Apia, Samoa – 21 November 2024 – The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its commitment to assist Samoa in its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). This commitment was articulated by the UN Resident Coordinator Themba Kalua...
Papua New Guinea set to host Climate Change 42nd GCF Board Meeting in 2025
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 21, 2024
PAPUA New Guinea is set to host a high-level climate change meeting mid next year, being the second in the Pacific to host such an event after Samoa 10 years ago. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board in its last meeting in October (B.40) approved...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Samoa Tourism Authority Release Key Insights from International Visitor Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 22, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA), released the International Visitor Survey (IVS) report for the period January to June 2024. Published under SPTO’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative, the...
The Samoa Diary
The Standard Gambia
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November 27, 2024
- Advertisement - By Saikou Ceesay I have travelled to almost every country in the world. I know, you already concluded that I am lying but bear with me as I wrap a context cloth around this quite bold revelation. We all travel to places before we...
Sāmoa or Samoa: Debate over the use of diacritical marks, glottal stops and macrons
RNZ
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July 30, 2024
The first monolingual Samoa dictionary Photo: Auckland University There are differing opinions among speakers of the Sāmoan language in New Zealand on the use of certain diacritical marks and glottal stops when learning. While language experts...
Samoa, Tonga to remain tier-two nations as decision ’great for Origin’
Pacific News Service
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Despite reaching the final of the World Cup, Samoa will remain a tier two nation — and International Rugby League chairman Troy Grant says that won’t change “any time soon.” Samoa’s historical win over England to reach the final sparked a debate...