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ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....

DR. JANET SMITH WARFIELD SELECTED FOR IAOTP’S TOP 25 GLOBAL IMPACT LEADERS

Dr. Janet Smith Warfield honored member of the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) will be honored at their annual awards gala in December NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 6, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dr. Janet Smith...

South Australian doctors head to Vanuatu in response to devastating earthquake

Release date: 22/12/24 Three SA Health staff will travel to Vanuatu as part of the Federal Government’s response to the tragic natural disaster that occurred in the country last week. Dr James Doube, a doctor based on Kangaroo Island, will head up...

ADB Provides $5 Million Grant for Vanuatu Earthquake Relief

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port...

Solomon Airlines Invites You to Answer the Call of Vanuatu! Vanuatu Escape Sale Offering 30% off Year-End Escapes

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ICRC Vice-President: Maintaining and strengthening IHL is a collective responsibility of all states

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, As we gather today for the 13th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the international community must urgently take decisive steps to better protect civilians in armed...

Australia, Papua New Guinea Hold Off on Security Agreement

(MENAFN) Australia's much-anticipated security agreement with Papua New Guinea (PNG) was delayed on Wednesday, with both countries indicating that it would be finalized after internal Cabinet procedures are completed. Australian Prime Minister...

ICJ climate ruling shapes future climate lawsuits

(MENAFN) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling on Wednesday affirming that states can be held legally responsible for climate-related harm, a decision experts believe will influence future climate litigation...

Blue Box Auction Gallery Announces the Second Installment of The Professor’s Collection

A global auction event featuring rare Asian sculptures and fine objects assembled over a lifetime of academic study and cultural exploration NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES, July 11, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Blue Box Auction Gallery announces the...

ICC unsuccessful to consent prosecution of world presidents

(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has failed to reach an agreement on an amendment that would broaden its ability to investigate and prosecute world leaders for crimes of aggression, considered the gravest offense under the Rome...

Academic collaboration in focus as WTO Chairs Programme looks ahead to MC14

Since its launch in 2010, the WTO Chairs Programme has supported academic institutions in trade-related research, curriculum development and policy outreach. This year, the programme welcomed five new universities – from the Dominican Republic,...

ICC Struggles to Extend Authority Over Investigations

(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been unable to approve a modification that would broaden its jurisdiction concerning inquiries into world leaders accused of crimes of aggression. A crime of aggression is regarded as the gravest...

Thirty years of WTO accessions

Since its establishment on 1 January 1995 to oversee the multilateral trade agreements negotiated by its 128 original members, the WTO has seen an ongoing expansion of its membership and continued interest from many economies seeking to join the...

SAMOA TO PARTICIPATE IN INAUGURAL PACIFICAUS SPORTS CRICKET INVITATIONAL

SAMOA, June 16 - [PRESS RELEASE] – Samoa’s national women’s cricket team are travelling to Port Moresby to compete in the Inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational. The team will be battling against an Australian Indigenous team and teams...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition

(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

First Phase of Shimanami Collective Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction Training Concludes

Phase 1 of the training featured asynchronous online learning platforms and “virtual classrooms” webinars. The webinars covered coastal risk management issues in the Pacific region, the designing of community spaces for tsunami disaster risk...

Blue Box Auction Gallery Announces the Third Installment of The Professor’s Collection

Collected over decades, this thoughtful selection honors the spiritual traditions of Europe from the Orthodox East to the Mediterranean coast. NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Blue Box Auction Gallery announces the...

Transparency remains a central focus at subsidies committee discussions

The Chair referred to the most recent WTO Secretariat update, noting that 82 members have yet to submit their 2023 and 2021 subsidy notifications, and that 72 members have still not submitted their 2019 notifications. He reiterated his call for...

A Hidden Global Tradition: One Nation Sings Its Anthem Together Worldwide

It’s a tradition unlike anything else: every year Lithuanians, wherever in the world they are, sing their national anthem together. VILNIUS, LITHUANIA, July 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- It’s a tradition unlike anything else on Earth: every year...

A supercharged geopolitical supercycle

COP30 and NDC submission – COP30 will serve as a telling inflection point for NDCs, revealing whether these updated goals will allow the world to course-correct back down to a 1.5°C or 2°C warming track when 1.5°C already appears breached, at...