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FAO aims to increase funds for nutrition and climate change
Director-General José Graziano da Silva addressing the 151st session of FAO's governing council. 23 March 2015, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today opened a week-long session of the organization's executive council, with an...
Asia-Pacific Leaders Rally to Eradicate Malaria
(MENAFN) Urging a united front and immediate action, nations and territories across the Asia-Pacific convened at the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination this week, sounding the alarm on growing challenges to malaria eradication...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Cooling Herbs to Beat Summer Heat
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Owner: College of Naturopathic Medicine
International SOS and Iqarus Strengthen Their Presence in Australia
Further solidifying their commitment to supporting key government agencies across the Pacific International SOS and Iqarus will be at ICMM in Brisbane. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, September 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- To further solidify their joint...
10 Ways Castor Oil Heals
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Owner: College of Naturopathic Medicine
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
The Silent Killer Chemical
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Owner: College of Naturopathic Medicine
Does your tongue look like this?
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Owner: College of Naturopathic Medicine
Ecotourism can play vital role in maintaining healthy forests
27-09-2011 Rural communities can maximize the benefits of sustainable ecotourism Ecotourists on a guided tour in forests of Uganda. 27 September, 2011 , Rome - The continuing boom in ecotourism has the potential to save endangered forests or...
Women: Policy Dialogue on Healthy Women, Healthy Economies
Remarks Melanne Verveer Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea May 31, 2011 Secretary Hillary Clinton came here last November to underscore the commitment of the United States government to the people of Papua...
Owner: American Government
Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
International SOS and Iqarus Strengthen Their Presence in Australia
Further solidifying their support to key government agencies across the Pacific International SOS and Iqarus will be at the ICMM World Congress in Brisbane. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, September 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- To further solidify their...
EV EDUCATION LAUNCHED IN TOP VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN SAMOA, ALONG WITH NEW DECARBONIZATION PLANS
[PRESS RELEASE 08 April 2025] – A significant educational milestone has been reached, with the opening of electric vehicles (EV) automotive workshops in three vocational institutions in Samoa, namely the National University of Samoa, Don Bosco...
Owner: Samoan Government
Pacific SIDS calls for global solidarity in addressing the plastics crisis, asks for high ambition
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 24, 2024
Vanuatu, speaking on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), has made a call for the international community to work together in fulfilling its mandate to have an international legally binding instrument on plastic...
Incorporating circularity for effective management of hazardous waste in the Pacific
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 2, 2024
1 October 2024, Port Vila – Hazardous waste generated through industrial activities, energy production, healthcare, agriculture, and from the transport sector is a major waste stream in the Pacific. The challenges faced by the Pacific due to its...
Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable advances journey towards Cleaner Pacific
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 28, 2024
9 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu – The Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) guided by the theme “Clean Environment. Resilient Oceans. Healthy Communities” has closed with a renewed focus to strengthen regional cooperation, collaboration,...
Pacific-EU Waste Management Programme’s contribution to Cleaner Pacific highlighted in Tuvalu
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 3, 2024
2 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - A project designed to ensure the safe and sustainable management of waste with due regard for the conservation of biodiversity, health and wellbeing of Pacific island communities is making a tangible difference in...
Spotlight on work to encourage behaviour change towards waste management
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 1, 2024
31 July 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Whether it is dealing with disposable diapers in Vanuatu, improving waste management in Solomon Islands or changing mindsets about how to dispose e-waste at the Ensisi Valley in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the work of...
Pacific Partnership 24-2
The mission commenced on July 15, with U.S. and Japanese Self Defense Forces (JSDF) service members conducting meet and greets and information exchanges with the Vanuatu medical staff at the Port Vila Central Hospital. Pacific Partnership 2024-2...
Owner: American Government
USNS City of Bismarck Arrives at the Port of Legazpi for Pacific Partnership 2024-2
“It’s wonderful to return to the Philippines, where we look forward to training alongside the citizens of Legazpi’s medical and disaster relief personnel,” said Capt. Daniel J. Keeler, Pacific Partnership 24-2 mission commander. “Our nations share...
Owner: American Government