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Fourth SPREP Executive Board Meeting opens in Samoa

Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 4 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The crucial role played by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional...

Kiribati: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation

Press Release No. 15/361 July 29, 2015 On July 24, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Kiribati, and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting2. Recent...

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: 2015 Pacific Day Seminar

Good afternoon to everyone. I’m happy to be here with you to celebrate Pacific Day 2015. I’d like to express my appreciation to the Embassy of New Zealand for hosting this event. New Zealand and the United States are partners on many issues, and...

Kiribati: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

Summary: KEY ISSUES Context. Donor-financed large infrastructure projects, increased public spending, and a pick-up in credit to households have boosted real GDP growth to close to 4 percent in 2014 and to about 3 percent in 2015. Inflation...

Environmental Toxicity---The Highest Threat For Human Life: SAIRI’s Report on United Nations IDB-WED Observance 2014.

Due to the obsessed petro-chemical advancement, the multiplex of environmental toxicities is going to leave the earth a tougher place for the next generations. N.P., CONSET BAY, BARBADOS, June 5, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- (Featured News-UN...

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Welcoming Remarks at Our Ocean Conference

Cathy, thank you very, very much. Welcome, everybody, distinguished guests all. We have many government leaders, many people, as Cathy mentioned, from foundations, from NGOs, from various interested entities. We are really delighted to have such...

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Second Day of Our Ocean Conference

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, welcome back, everybody. Good morning to you all. And thank you, Mr. President, for that announcement. And I think many of you saw the sneak preview in the newspaper this morning, in The Washington Post, about a major...

Kiribati: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation

Press Release No. 14/242 May 23, 2014 On May 16, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Kiribati.1 Kiribati sustained its growth for three consecutive years and grew close to 3...

Kiribati: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

Summary: KEY ISSUES Kiribati’s key economic challenges are to reduce large structural fiscal imbalances and increase growth and employment opportunities, while facing obstacles posed by remoteness, lack of scale, vulnerabilities to external shocks...

Pacific leaders alarmed over climate change’s negative impact on food systems and food security

Pacific leaders gather at FAO before participating in the UN Climate Conference COP23. in Bonn. 11 November 2017, Rome – Climate change poses an alarming threat to food systems and food security in the Pacific islands, warned leaders of nine small...

Kiribati: 2014 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the...

One Pacific – One People, One Ocean at CBD COP16.

16 October 2024, Apia, Samoa – The Pacific islands contain rich and vast biodiversity, and they hold responsibility over large proportions of global ecosystems, including about a third of all oceans and seas within national jurisdictions. However,...

IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Visit to the Republic of Kiribati

September 21, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...

Kiribati: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation

Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 13/65 June 6, 2013 Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country...

Plastic treaty should reflect comprehensive approach across full lifecycle of plastics – Kingdom of Tonga

25 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - An international legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution should reflect a comprehensive approach across the full lifecycle of plastics, respect national circumstances, and be accompanied by accessible...

Kiribati: 2013 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the...

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters

Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....

SPREP Members commend progress and work of Secretariat in 2023

5 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to strengthen efforts to build a resilient Pacific environment. During the past 31 years, amidst many challenges, SPREP has continued to...

FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Policies to Promote Conservation and Build Resilience to Climate Change, with a focus on Pacific Islands

In celebration of today’s opening of the World Conservation Congress, which the United States is hosting for the first time, President Obama last night addressed leaders from Pacific Island Conference of Leaders and the World Conservation...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Kiribati

September 9, 2016 On September 7, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation 1 with Kiribati. Kiribati’s recent economic performance has been strong. Growth is estimated to have reached...