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As navigators, it’s in our blood to know when tide is turning, Marshall Islands...
Pacific News Service
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The voice of the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), a nation of coral atolls only two metres above sea level at its highest point, has reverberated at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on...
As navigators, it’s in our blood to know when tide is turning, Marshall Islands at COP29
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 14, 2024
The voice of the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), a nation of coral atolls only two metres above sea level at its highest point, has reverberated at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on...
President of Marshall Islands: No country can tackle climate change alone
The Azeri Times
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November 13, 2024
No country can single-handedly overcome the challenges posed by climate change, President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine said during the Summit of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) held in Baku as part of COP29, Report informs.
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...
Presidents of Marshall Islands and Tuvalu arrive in Azerbaijan for COP29
AzerNews
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November 9, 2024
The President of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 9 to attend the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...
President Of Marshall Islands Arrives In Azerbaijan
MENAFN
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November 9, 2024
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine has arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in the 29th session of the conference of the Parties to the UN Framework convention on Climate Change...
USD 157 million Green Climate Fund grant aims to support Pacific Island tuna fisheries
SeafoodSource
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Fourteen Pacific Island countries have received a USD 156.8 million (EUR 145.6 million) grant to respond to tuna stock shifts caused by climate change. The funding comes from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which has pledged USD 107 million (EUR...
UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement…
Pacific News Service
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An independent UN expert on Thursday called on the international community to fulfill its “urgent moral obligation” to support the Marshall Islands in addressing displacement challenges stemming from the impacts of historical nuclear testing and...
The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025 || Part 1: French State Terrorism And The End Of Innocence
Scoop
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Immediately after murdering Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate. Such was the contempt the French...
Guam & CNMI: Two storms forming, one in the FSM, the other in the Marshall Islands
Kandit News Group
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November 8, 2024
Two weather systems developing to the southeast of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan – Invest 93W and Invest 94W – may be coming through the Mariana Islands region between late this weekend and midweek next week. “93W is the one to watch,” National...
International community morally bound to support efforts to address historical and future displacement: Marshall Islands
The National Tribune
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October 31, 2024
OHCHR GENEVA – A UN expert has welcomed the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ efforts to seek remedy and solutions for displaced persons, while underscoring the urgent moral obligation of the international community to support the country’s...
Women of Impact Event Honors Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine
East-West Center
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HONOLULU (Oct. 26, 2024) – At a celebration at the East-West Center in Honolulu yesterday evening, the Center was delighted to recognize Her Excellency Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine with its 2024 Women of Impact Award. View photos from...
Marshall Islands wants Forum support on nuclear legacies and human rights
Pacific News Service
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By Nic Maclellan in Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga For twelve years after the Second World War, the United States conducted 67 nuclear tests on Bikini and Enewetak atolls in the Marshall Islands. Today, the government and people of the Republic of...
Natural Disaster Statistics 2024 – By Type, Country, Death Toll, Region, World Risk Index and Safety Measures
Hollywood Gazette
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August 24, 2024
Natural Disaster Statistics 2024 – By Type, Country, Death Toll, Region, World Risk Index and Safety Measures August 18, 2024 — Introduction There has been a tremendous increase in natural disasters worldwide in the last two decades, along with...
Marshall Islands could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years, delegates warn Cop26
Pacific News Service
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Delegates from the Marshall Islands warned today that their nation could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years if nothing serious is done to combat global warming. Climate envoy Tina Stege said that the islands were already feeling the...
UN Expert Calls For Action As Marshall Islands Faces Dual Displacement Crisis
Scoop
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Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:27 am Press Release: UN News 31 October 2024 The appeal from Paula Gaviria Betancur, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, comes as the Pacific nation grapples with generational...
USINDOPACOM hosts Republic of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine
DVIDS - Georgia
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October 25, 2024
HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 10.24.2024 Courtesy Story CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Republic of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith during a visit to Honolulu, Oct. 24, 2024....
Landmark funding to protect benefits of tuna against climate change
Television Niue
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February 25, 2025
A significant grant of US$107 million dollars has been awarded to the Conservation International and the Pacific Community to support 14 Pacific countries including Niue. The funding aims to protect the economic and social benefits derived from...
Countries alarmed as US withdrawal delays key UN climate assessment
TRT World
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"It will be vital that all working group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report are prepared in time," the EU's climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra, and ministers from 17 countries including Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Marshall Islands...
Anger over climate assessment delays after US exit
Oberon Review
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February 21, 2025
"It will be vital that all working group contributions to the seventh assessment report are prepared in time," the EU's climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra, and ministers from 17 countries including Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Marshall Islands...