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Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine to Receive EWC’s 2024 Women of Impact Award
East-West Center
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HONOLULU (Oct. 2, 2024) – The East-West Center is delighted to recognize Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda Heine with the Center’s 2024 Women of Impact Award. The award will be presented to President Heine, a former member of the Center’s Board...
'The time to act is now:' Marshall Islands leader raises the alarm on escalating non-communicable diseases
The Pacific Island Times
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December 1, 2024
Health care stakeholders in the Marshall Islands gather at the USP Conference Hall in Majuro for the Health in All Policies for a Healthy Nation conference hosted Nov. 28, 2024 by the Ministry of Health and Human Services. Photo courtesy of the...
Oil Tanker Explodes Off Libyan Coast
Oil Price
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June 30, 2025
An oil tanker has suffered an explosion off Libya’s coast, without causing any injuries or pollution, the vessel operator said on Monday, adding that the cause of the explosion is not clear yet. The ship that carried about 1 million barrels of...
Marshall Islands push for global Maritime climate action at IMO meeting
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 7, 2024
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) made a bold stand in London last week, pressing for urgent global action on maritime decarbonisation at the 82nd session of the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection...
Global leaders pledge bolder cooperation and solidarity to accelerate a just and equitable energy transition and climate resilience
The AI Journal
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March 18, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ministers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Pacific have recommitted to exploring collaborative opportunities to accelerate a just and equitable energy transition. At...
U.S. Coast Guard deepens maritime partnerships during engagements in Republic of the Marshall Islands
DVIDS - Georgia
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November 27, 2024
MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — From Nov. 6 to 18, 2024, representatives from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and U.S. Coast Guard District 14 supported critical engagements with Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)...
Marking ties with Marshall Islands
Taipei Times
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November 26, 2024
From an airplane, the Marshall Islands look like pearls scattered across the Pacific Ocean. The island nation is made up of 29 atolls — each surrounded by slender coral reefs — and five islands. Beyond being an important maritime hub, it is also...
Climate change and China will define US relations with Pacific Islands under Donald Trump, security experts say
Island Times
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January 24, 2025
By Doug Dingwall (ABC-Australia) Soon after Donald Trump’s election victory in November, a leader from one of the world’s smallest nations voiced a hope to take him snorkelling. Palau’s president Surangel Whipps Jr, leading a Pacific Island nation...
Countries alarmed by US withdrawal delaying UN climate report
News.Az
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Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The European Union, Britain, and climate-vulnerable developing countries have expressed concerns about delays to the next global climate assessment by the UN's climate science panel, following the US...
Olympians Demand Climate Focus as Top Priority for Next IOC Leader
News Ghana
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March 14, 2025
More than 350 Olympians from 85 nations—including 57 Olympic champions and over 100 flag bearers—have united to pressure the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate climate action as its “number one priority” ahead of next week’s...
Blinken’s meets with the Marshall Islands President, FSM President and Palau President
Pacific News Service
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U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with the Marshall Islands President David Kabua, the Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo, and Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr, in Washington DC. The Secretary underscored the...
False Flag Vessels on the rise in the Baltics
SeaNews
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July 3, 2025
On July the 1st, the Sierra (IMO: 9522324), having loaded it’s cargo at Ust Luga, on the 28th June, was tracked approaching Gotland under the Malawi flag. The Aframax tanker, linked to the notorious “shadow fleet” has been under scrutiny by the...
Ahead of IOC election, 350 Olympians urge candidates to make climate action top priority
ETPrime
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Around 350 Olympians from 85 countries, including India's Saina Nehwal and PR Sreejesh, have written a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidates, urging them to make climate action their top priority. As IOC...
Marshall Islands demands UN apology for nuclear tests
Politiko
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September 27, 2024
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has called for an apology from the United Nations for the organization’s indirect involvement in nuclear tests on its territory in the wake of the Second World War. The United States detonated 67 nuclear...
“Forced to Adapt”: Marshall Islands Poet & Activist Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner on Climate Crisis
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We’re broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where we’re joined...
How a Memphian became coach of Marshall Islands' national soccer team
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee
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Matt Webb and Lloyd Owers needed a soccer coach. Ideally, one in the United States. More specifically, one near Springdale, Arkansas. And this wasn't a random soccer team — it was a national team for the only country in the world that didn't have...
Marshall Islands calls for global accountability on Climate, Nuclear testing, and Human rights at UNGA
Pasifika Environews
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September 26, 2024
The President of Marshall Islands, Dr Hilda Heine delivered a powerful address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), urging world leaders to confront the most pressing issues of climate change, nuclear legacy, and human rights. In a...
Climate diplomacy in the Pacific
Taipei Times
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January 16, 2025
In the heart of the Pacific, where climate change is no longer an abstract debate, but a daily reality, Taiwan’s efforts to shape its role in global climate governance offer inspiration and lessons. As the world grapples with rising seas and...
Marshall Islands calls for 'precautionary approach' to deep sea mining at UNGA
RNZ
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September 26, 2024
President Hilda Heine delivers Marshall Islands statement at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. 25 September 2024 Photo: Screengrab / UN Web TV The Marshall Islands has told the United Nations General Assembly it...
U.S. Coast Guard participates in Republic of the Marshall Islands Joint Committee Meeting to enhance security and maritime resilience in Pacific
DVIDS - Georgia
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November 18, 2024
MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam (FM/SG) personnel joined the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and other U.S. leaders for the Joint Committee Meeting in Majuro from Oct. 13 to 17,...