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Samoa, as AOSIS Chair, encouraged by work of Pacific SIDS in plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 16, 2024
15 February 2023, Auckland New Zealand - The work to strengthen the capacity of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) to engage and amplify the one Pacific voice in sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an...
Why the INC process matters to the Kingdom of Tonga and Solomon Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 14, 2024
14 February 2024, Auckland NZ - To say the impact of plastic pollution on the Kingdom of Tonga is a problem would be stating it quite mildly. Like most Pacific islands who are at the forefront of the impacts of the escalating plastic pollution...
Vanuatu as PSIDS Chair rallies Pacific nations in ongoing INC process for a Cleaner Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 14, 2024
13 February 2024, Auckland NZ - The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) are small in numbers but it continues to punch well above its weight in its commitment and dedication to ending plastic pollution. The point was made by the...
USNS Mercy Returns to San Diego, Concluding Pacific Partnership 24-1
U.S. Navy
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February 12, 2024
More than 800 service members and civilian mariners returned to San Diego after participating in Pacific Partnership 24-1, the largest multinational humanitarian mission that takes place in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th...
Fathom and World Bank collaborate to enhance flood resilience in 16 climate vulnerable countries with free data access
Directions Magazine
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February 13, 2024
Global flood risk intelligence leader Fathom will offer its flood data for non-commercial use, free of charge, to 16 countries under a new agreement with the World Bank. These countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change, such as...
PacWastePlus Programme Commence Implementation of activities in the Federated State of Micronesia
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 20, 2023
25 October 2022, Federated States of Micronesia: The PacWastePlus Programme has commenced implementation of activities in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) following a successful mission to Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap in October. PacWastePlus is...
Pacific countries go back to the drawing board ahead of next round of plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 12, 2024
5 February 2024, Apia Samoa – Fourteen Pacific countries advocating for the priorities of their communities at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including...
Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case on Maui
Hawaii State Department of Health
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February 10, 2024
Posted on Feb 9, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received a report of a travel-related dengue case on Maui, in an individual who had recent travel to countries where dengue is commonly found. The last...
News Release: Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case on Maui
Governor of State of Hawaii
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February 9, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2024 24-021 Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case on Maui HONOLULU – The...
News Release – DOH Offers Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on Maui
Governor of State of Hawaii
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February 1, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2024 24-013 Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case in Hawai‘i HONOLULU –...
State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
SAMHSA
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January 31, 2024
Short Title: PPW-PLT Initial Announcement Back to the Grants Dashboard Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) NOFO Number: TI-24-002 Posted on Grants.gov: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Application Due Date: Monday, April 01, 2024 Catalog of Federal...
Supplying Logistical Success for Pacific Partnership 2024-1
U.S. Navy
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January 29, 2024
During the four-month mission, which started in early October 2023, Mercy Sailors worked alongside allies and partners to strengthen relationships, bolster host nation capacity to provide essential humanitarian services and supported efforts to...
Vets Organization Announces Launch for Treatment & Rehab Center in FSM - Veterans Recovery Network
EIN Presswire
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December 19, 2023
NEWS UPDATE: Veterans Recovery Network Center - Site to Open in 2024, Will Be First of Its Kind in South Pacific, Offering Veterans Substance Abuse Treatment HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES, December 19, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Veterans Recovery...
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2023 Year-in-Review
U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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January 12, 2024
Washington, DC — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the Committee’s 2023 year-in-review. Under Senator Manchin’s leadership, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee...
Joint Statement on DPRK-Russia Ballistic Missile Transfers
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China
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January 11, 2024
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 9, 2024 The following is a statement from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark,...
Secure Your Spot at the South Pacific Tourism Exchange 2024!!
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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January 9, 2024
Tourism operators and stakeholders can now register for the 8th South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) to convene in Nadi, Fiji, from May 4th – 5th, 2024. Breaking the tradition of being hosted in Australia and New Zealand for the past seven years,...
USNS Mercy Arrives in the Republic of Palau for Pacific Partnership 24-1
U.S. Navy
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December 21, 2023
At the invitation of host nations, Pacific Partnership’s mission partners will conduct tailored humanitarian civil action preparedness activities in areas such as engineering, disaster response, public health, and host nation outreach events. This...
Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case in Hawai‘i
Hawaii State Department of Health
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January 3, 2024
Posted on Jan 2, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received a report of a travel-related dengue case in Hawai‘i, on the island of O‘ahu, in an individual who had recent travel to countries where dengue is...
DOH News Release – DOH Reports Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case in Hawai‘i
Governor of State of Hawaii
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December 30, 2023
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2023 23-163 Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case in...
Week of intense plastic treaty negotiations in Nairobi ends with a way forward
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 26, 2023
20 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Pacific delegates who attended the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...