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UN Propaganda Program Undermines Vital Climate Debate – Inside Sources
Prescott eNews - Arizona
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Who decides what you hear about climate change? The United Nations wants to be the arbiter of what you are told is “true” on this crucial issue. The more that we examine this proposition, the scarier the concept gets. The UN has launched a global...
Last country on Earth without a national football team are ready for debut
The Times
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The final resistance to football’s global dominance is set to fall in the early hours of Friday, when the self-proclaimed “last country on Earth without a team”, the Marshall Islands, play their first international match. Led by a former...
Evident Dangerous and Threatening Impacts of Climate Change: Melting Glaciers and Island Vulnerability
News Blaze
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March 20, 2025
Climate Change Evident Impacts: Melting Glaciers and Island Vulnerability When considering whether there really is a scientific consensus on climate change, consider that the only people who are actually qualified to determine if it is real are...
Stat of the week: In Kiribati, 76% of the population has access to safely managed drinking water services, a crucial resource for health and well-being
Pacific Community (SPC)
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For World Water Day, we highlight the importance of safe water access. In Kiribati, 76% of the population has access to safely managed drinking water services, a crucial resource for health and well-being. However, continued efforts are needed to...
Fears Pacific climate change “not on the agenda” for U.S aid…
Pacific News Service
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Donald Trump’s 90 day pause on all USAID funding threw the sector into chaos. As the administration assesses which programme are considered suitable use of funds, it’s clear one area doesn’t fit that brief: climate change. It’s also the biggest...
Australia's election: Voter frustration, climate crisis, and the Pacific's rising concerns
Pacific Media Network
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Close to 18 million Australians will vote in the upcoming election in early May, including more than 300,000 Pacific Islanders, who make up 1.3 per cent of the population. The federal budget, unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week, includes...
Kiribati defends Winston Peters snub, but Peters isn't buying it
The New Zealand Herald
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January 28, 2025
But Peters did not buy that excuse, saying “It was the President who set the date 21, 22 of January, now if he set the date then how can the pre-booked statement be correct?”. The funding placed under review is significant. New Zealand’s...
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...
The UN in RMI, the nuclear legacy, climate justice and the way forward
Pacific News Service
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A year ago, on 1st October 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed the first Resident Coordinator Micronesia, Jaap van Hierden, to head the UN’s newest Multi-Country Resident Coordinator’s Office. Based in the Federated States of...
New musical sheds light on Pacific struggles amid climate change
Pacific Media Network
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A new theatre production aims to raise awareness about the dire impact of climate change on Pacific Island nations. Toitoi Collective Theatre presents ‘THREE FORTY ONE - The Climate Musical’, a story dedicated to the “people of the world’s many...
China influenced Kiribati exit from Pacific Islands Forum, MP claims
Pacific News Service
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Kiribati’s decision to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum on the eve of the event was an extreme move driven by pressure from China, the Micronesian nation’s opposition leader says. Tessie Lambourne, a former top diplomat who was elected to...
MHMS Technical Officials Provide Training to Kiribati Counterparts
Solomon Times
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March 26, 2025
The Ministry of Health’s National Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Progamme Manager, Mr. Oliver Sokana said he and two of the NTD staffs are pleased to be invited and are grateful for the opportunity to provide their MDA technical and operational...
India Ships Dialysis Unit to Kiribati Under Pacific Islands Plan
New Kerala
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March 22, 2025
New Delhi, March 22: India on Saturday shipped a consignment of six-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit to help strengthen the healthcare system of Kiribati, an island country in the central Pacific Ocean. "Standing together with the Pacific...
Committed To Support Pacific Island Nations, India Ships Dialysis Unit To Kiribati
MENAFN
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March 22, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India on Saturday shipped a consignment of six-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit to help strengthen the healthcare system of Kiribati, an island country in the central Pacific Ocean. "Standing together...
Nauru brings climate focus to CSW69 gender reporting
Islands Business
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March 18, 2025
Targeted support for elderly, the unemployed, and those with disabilities have helped bring down poverty levels in Kiribati by up to 70%, Kiribati Women, Youth and Social Welfare Minister Ruth Cross Kwansing has told the annual global report card...
Nauru Needs Sustainable Support From Australia—Not Neocolonialism
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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March 20, 2025
The 2024 Nauru-Australia Treaty focuses more on Australia’s own strategic objectives than helping Nauru develop sustainably. Nauru’s attempts to raise funds have led to significant issues, emphasising the need for cooperative solutions rather than...
UN attempts to suppress the climate debate
Graphic
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March 19, 2025
The United Nations is at a crossroads. US President Trump pulled out of the World Health Organisation (WHO), cut funding for the UN's Climate Convention, and more withdrawals are likely in the pipeline. He calls the UN an “underperformer”,...
Climate change issues remain on agenda
The Malaysian Star
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December 31, 2024
CAN global greenhouse gas emissions peak this year is a question many stakeholders are asking. The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned achieving this target is a must if the planet is to limit warming to...
Pacific nation of Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China
Pacific News Service
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The company at the vanguard of plans to mine deep sea metals used in electric vehicle batteries has surrendered a third of its Pacific Ocean exploration area after a breakdown in cooperation with the island nation of Kiribati, paving the way for...
Pacific Islands race to contain 'largest dengue fever outbreak in a decade'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 13, 2025
When all four of Taloa Lam Shong's children were struck down with dengue fever in Samoa, she was on high alert. "I was scared and worried, knowing dengue fever had claimed children's lives," she said. Nearly 8,000 people have been diagnosed with...