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UN expects climate finance roadmap to offer “clear next steps”
Climate Home News
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June 23, 2025
Climate negotiators in Bonn have been tasked with taking a “deep dive” into how a roadmap to boost climate finance for developing countries should look, so that it can be finalised at COP30 in Brazil – but a series of consultations last week...
Tuvalu: Are its allies doing enough to unlock its ocean wealth?
Lekmak
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June 21, 2025
Tuvalu, a tiny dot in the vast South Pacific, faces a unique challenge. With a population of just under 10,000 spread across a mere 26 square kilometres, its geographic isolation and modest size naturally limit traditional avenues for growth. Yet,...
Shocking! Maldives and 9 other countries that could vanish sooner than you think
The Times of India
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Rising sea levels caused by climate change present an existential threat to many low-lying countries, particularly small island nations and coastal states, as highlighted by reports from the World Economic Forum and the Lowy Institute. These...
World News | China Irks NZ as Its Influence Spreads in the South Pacific
Latestly
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
Map shows safest countries to be in if global conflict breaks out
Metro
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June 23, 2025
These countries offer some of the best chances of survival As the US joins Israel in its strikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities and Iran retaliates with attacks on Israel, fears have grown over ‘World War 3’ breaking out. Overnight 20 Israeli...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Sahara Reporters
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
Refurbished bikes might save your profit margin – or business – this year
BikeBiz
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June 16, 2025
In the current economic climate, how do retailers win new customers and generate regular business? In the second of a series of features with BikeBiz, Phillip M Lucas shares insights into the potential value of refurbished bike sales for bike...
Tuvalu calls for sea level rise treaty at UN Oceans Conference
RNZ
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June 11, 2025
Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN Tuvalu prime minister Feleti Teo has called for an international treaty on sea level rise at the UN Oceans Conference in France. Speaking to delegates in Nice, Teo said the ocean is critical to his country's economy, culture...
Tuvalu Prime Minister calls for global collaboration to combat climate change
TP+
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June 9, 2025
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti P. Two. Photo: Wikimedia Over the weekend during his address at the Ocean Rise and Resilience Coalition Summit, Prime Minister Feleti P. Teo of Tuvalu highlighted the urgent need for global collaboration to combat the...
Developing Economies Cannot Afford a Fossil-Free Future Yet
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 13, 2025
While the world pushes for clean energy, developing economies still rely on fossil fuels, and without major financing, the transition will remain unequal and out of reach. According to Greenpeace, one of the world’s leading environmental...
Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Faces Climate Existential Crisis, Frustration With Slow Funding
Inter Press Service
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June 12, 2025
Asia-Pacific, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Conferences, Development & Aid, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Environment, Europe, Featured, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Natural...
St. Kitts and Nevis Calls for Localised Climate Finance and Global Ocean Action at UN Oceans Conference
Win Media SKN
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June 11, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—Hon. Dr Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of Saint Kitts and Nevis, brought critical attention to the urgent need for climate...
This is only country in the world without capital city, spread over 21 sqmt, not Vatican, Monaco, Tuvalu, it is..., located in...
DNA India
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According to historians, 12 tribes used to rule here traditionally, the effect of which is also visible on the flag of the country. The main source of income for the people here is forest mining. There are hundreds of countries in the world, which...
'No community is immune to climate change impact:' Tuvalu's prime minister calls for global action on sea-level rise
The Pacific Island Times
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June 9, 2025
A 16-year-old child swims in the flooded area of Aberao village in Kiribati. The Pacific island is one of the countries worst affected by sea-level rise. Photo courtesy of UNICEF By Pacific Island Times News Staff Feleti P. Teo, Tuvalu’s prime...
At Ocean Summit in France, Tuvalu calls for global action on sea level rise
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 9, 2025
As Pacific nations descend upon Nice, France to join the rest of the world at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), from 9 – 13 June 2025, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo has highlighted the urgent need for global...
Prime Minister Of Tuvalu Calls For Global Action On Sea Level Rise At Ocean Summit In France
Scoop
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Nice, France – Saturday, June 7, 2025 – During his address at the Ocean Rise and Resilience Coalition Summit, Prime Minister Hon. Feleti P. Teo of Tuvalu highlighted the urgent need for global collaboration to combat the existential threat posed...
Solomons Joins Regional Initiative to Safeguard Financial Lifelines as Pacific Banking Project Goes Live
Solomon Star
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June 5, 2025
Solomon Islands will maintain uninterrupted access to the global financial system through its participation in a World Bank project to strengthen correspondent banking relationships in the Pacific region. Solomon Islands joins Fiji, Kiribati,...
Solomon Islands joins regional initiative to safeguard financial lifelines as Pacific Banking Project goes live
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 5, 2025
Solomon Islands will maintain uninterrupted access to the global financial system through its participation in a World Bank project to strengthen correspondent banking relationships in the Pacific region. Solomon Islands joins Fiji, Kiribati,...
Inside the 'hidden gem' country with an eerie prediction about its future - would YOU travel there?
Daily Mail
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June 22, 2025
Dreaming about decamping to a far-flung island where the world's troubles feel a million miles away? Then you could always make for a speck of an island in the Pacific Ocean that manages to exist peacefully without a prison or an army. The...