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PRESS RELEASE: USAID and ADB Sign New Agreement to Advance Sustainable and Resilient Growth in the Pacific Islands Region
August 23, 2022 – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a nearly $6.2 million partnership agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen community resilience, advance...
Owner: Samoan Government
President Tsai and Vice President Lai meet Vice President J. Uduch Sengebau Senior of Palau
TAIWAN, August 31 - President Tsai and Vice President Lai meet Vice President J. Uduch Sengebau Senior of Palau President Tsai and Vice President Lai meet Vice President J. Uduch Sengebau Senior of Palau On the morning of August 31, President Tsai...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
President Lai meets delegation from Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
TAIWAN, August 27 - Details 2025-08-28 President Lai attends opening ceremony of 53rd Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union General Assembly On the morning of August 28, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening ceremony of the 53rd...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
Bezos Earth Fund Invests $37.5M USD to Accelerate Pacific-Led Ocean Protection
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...
Call for Applications: UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025
The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...
Owner: United Nations
Tourism Source Market Size to Exceed USD 1.1 Trillion By 2032 | CAGR of 6.6%
By tourist type, the group segment dominated the global market and is likely to remain dominant during the forecast period. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Tourism Source Market Size was valued at...
Quickpay Funding establishes AR Purchase and Factoring Line for fast growing company in the Republic of Palau
Quickpay Funding becomes the first USA factoring company to offer full factoring services and supplier payments to companies based in Republic of Palau. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, September 7, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
President Lai receives credentials from new Haiti Ambassador Roudy Stanley Penn
TAIWAN, September 9 - Details 2025-09-03 President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire On the afternoon of September 3, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
Coronavirus - Africa: Joint Statement on the Role of a Sustainable Ocean Economy in a post-COVID-19 World
Download logo Today, the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy issued the following statement to mark World Oceans Day: “Today, we celebrate World Oceans Day under unprecedented circumstances, as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic...
DOH REPORTS 13TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on Sep 9, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 12 on Oʻahu)....
Owner: American Government
HVAC Blower & Fan Systems Market to Reach USD 2,096.2 Million by 2035, Aimd by Demand for Smart & HVAC Solution
Rising urbanization and climate change are driving demand for energy-efficient HVAC blowers, making cooling systems essential in modern infrastructure. NEWARK, DE, UNITED STATES, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global HVAC Blower and Fan...
Emergency Legal Responders Deploy to Micronesia for Disaster Law Preparedness with Airlink and United
Closing the gaps the map creates: Emergency Legal Responders teams up with Airlink and United to strengthen disaster preparedness in the South Pacific. NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This September,...
BSTR Miner Cloud Mining Unveils Industry-First XRP Mining Service: Zero-Hardware Cloud Solution to Earn Ripple Network Rewards
Los Angeles, USA, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unlike traditional proof-of-work cryptocurrencies, BSTR Miner’s XRP mining leverages participation rewards from Ripple’s energy-efficient consensus protocol. The service connects users to...
16 Young People File UN Human Rights Complaint on Climate Change
Youth petitioners take fight for global climate change action to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, 16 young people from around the world submitted a groundbreaking legal...
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Conclusion of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Amendment Negotiations
The United States and 16 Pacific Island governments initialed amendments to the Multilateral Treaty on Fisheries at a ceremony in Nadi, Fiji on December 3, 2016. The revisions to the Treaty will generate higher economic returns from fisheries for...
Owner: American Government
More money and brains needed for ocean sustainability
Download logo Serious investments in ocean sustainability will raise the amount of fish to feed the poor, helping drive progress towards the eradication of hunger which is the lynchpin for achieving the other Sustainable Development Goals, FAO...
Fulcrum Partners Sponsors Luis Palau Festival in Côte d’Ivoire
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thanks to the support of Co-Founder and Managing Director, G. Scott Cahill, Fulcrum Partners, LLC was recognized as a corporate sponsor of the Luis Palau Association’s Love Côte d’Ivoire...
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Announcements by the United States at Our Ocean 2016
At the third annual Our Ocean conference, the United States committed to a series of concrete actions to protect precious ocean areas and marine resources, continuing the momentum of the two previous years. We look forward to building on these and...
Owner: American Government
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Safe Ocean Network
The Safe Ocean Network, an initiative U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry first announced at the second Our Ocean Conference in 2015, seeks to build a global community to strengthen all aspects of the fight against illegal fishing including...
Owner: American Government
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks With Leonardo DiCaprio
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I hope you had a great lunch. And thank you for helping to make the morning as stimulating and informative as it was. How come all the cameras are out now? You didn’t do this when I was here...
Owner: American Government