Cook Islands Joins Pilot Program to Insure Against Natural Disasters
SYDNEY, November 1 2013 – The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot was renewed today for its second season, with Cook Islands newly joining five other participating Pacific island countries -...
View ArticleCyclone Ian Triggers First Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Payout
SYDNEY, January 23, 2014 – The World Bank today announced that Tonga will be the first country to benefit from a payout under the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot and will receive an immediate...
View ArticleDisaster Insurance on the Agenda in the Pacific
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga, March 24, 2014 --- Representatives of Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu attended a regional workshop last week on 20-21 March in Tonga to discuss the future of Disaster...
View ArticleCivil society and Governments prime position for post 2015
September, United Nations, New York, Civil society and Governments have a key role to play in the global effort to secure prime position for sexual and reproductive health and rights in the post 2015...
View ArticleProgram to Insure Pacific Island Nations Against Natural Disasters Enters...
SYDNEY, November 3, 2014 – The beginning of the month marked the start of the third season of the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot. read more
View ArticleCountries’ economic power does not predict conservation performance
Gland, Switzerland, 1 December 2014 – Some countries are doing better than others at conserving their share of global vertebrate biodiversity, and the factors of success are not related to economic...
View ArticleIMO Secretary-General welcomes revised shipping industry stance on ballast water
Mr Sekimizu expressed his wish that Governments, and in particular those with a large merchant shipping tonnage under their flag, should take action to ratify the BWM Convention as soon as possible....
View ArticleUN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to reviewGermany,...
The above are among the 152 States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They are required to submit regular reports to the Committee, which is composed of 18...
View ArticleThe Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention enters into force
The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks provides a set of uniform international rules for the prompt and effective removal of wrecks located in a country’s exclusive economic zone...
View ArticleFAO and ACP member states share strong focus on nutrition and climate change
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Patrick I. Gomes, Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). read more
View ArticleCommittee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities publishes findings on...
GENEVA (17 April 2015) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 25 March to 17 April:...
View ArticleWHO report finds systems to combat antibiotic resistance lacking
A quarter of countries that responded to a WHO survey have national plans to preserve antimicrobial medicines like antibiotics, but many more countries must also step up. A new report, "Worldwide...
View ArticleSeeking new ways to address climate change and other pressing issues facing...
Cargo ship at Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are 82% food import dependent. read more
View ArticleAhead of the release of the final MDG report, World Vision Advocacy Manager...
The Pacific is a beautiful part of the world; home to thousands of islands, stunning beaches and warm tropical weather. It’s a peaceful escape for many foreigners. However, all of this serves to hide a...
View ArticleUS$ 17 million to fight HIV,TB and malaria in the Pacific Region
New York – Two new agreements reached in the Pacific by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) are set to provide a major boost in...
View ArticleUNDP and World Resources Institute Launch Report on Engaging the Private...
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and World Resources Institute (WRI) launched a joint report today during the Paris climate change conference (COP21), highlighting why enhancing resilience in the...
View ArticleSailors leave ancient "fingerprints" across Polynesia
A long-standing debate on the colonisation process of Oceania has been put to rest with new research finding Polynesia was deliberately settled in one of the greatest maritime migrations in human...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs to bring new prosperity to Pacific islands
A new wave of entrepreneurs is helping to revitalise South Pacific island economies with the support of The University of Queensland Business School. read more
View ArticleParis Climate Agreement Clears Major Hurdle
NEW YORK, NY -- Early this morning, exactly two years after the People’s Climate March brought 400,000 people to the streets of New York City to demand meaningful climate action, 31 countries formally...
View ArticleIndia Joins The Paris Climate Agreement
NEW YORK -- On what would have been Mahatma Gandhi’s 147th birthday, today India announced that it has formally joined the Paris Agreement. The South Asian nation is the world’s fourth largest emitter...
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