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Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Concludes Second Mission Stop in Legazpi, Philippines
In a collaborative effort between Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States, PP24-2 participants held basic first aid workshops for 98 members of the community; taught health and music...
Owner: American Government
TMC Applauds U.S. Congressional Mandate for 2025 Defense Department Feasibility Study on Nodule Refining
The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandates a Defense Department feasibility study on refining polymetallic nodule-derived intermediates to high-purity nickel, copper, and cobalt products The study, to be led by the Industrial Base...
Products of Australia: The International Consequences of Australia’s Deportation Policy
Criminal deportations were recently thrown into the spotlight in Australia, again. While detailed discussions about deportation provide an arena for domestic political point-scoring, we should also understand how our international relations with...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
U.S. Navy Leads Multinational Team in Pacific Partnership Mission
The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission team worked alongside allies and partners to strengthen relationships and bolster host nation capacity to provide essential humanitarian services. The group also supported efforts to reduce the risk...
Owner: American Government
Panama to Host International Forum for Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships Alongside UNFCCC Global Climate Week
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Panama, PVBLIC Foundation, and Global Resilience Partners proudly announce the Nature Summit – an exclusive, high-level forum bringing...
3RD REGIONAL AVIATION MINISTERS MEETING
SAMOA, March 22 - MINISTERIAL ADDRESS by the Minister of Works Transport & infrastructure Hon. Olo Afoa Fiti Vaai [22nd March 2025] Mr. Chairman, Honorable Viliame Gavoka, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism of Fiji; Honorable Deputy...
Owner: Samoan Government
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
Disaster Resilience: An Enduring Public Conversation
The media and the public’s role in disaster resilience must be transformed. Insights from Japan, Fiji, and Tonga illustrate that we can derive important lessons from our friends and neighbours. Recently the Director of National Intelligence...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
26 April 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese joins PNG PM Marape on the Kokoda Trail for ANZAC Day; Marles in Türkiye and UAE; Wong announces new ambassadors; new tariff relief for Ukraine, and more. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travelled...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
U.S. Pacific Fleet Announces 29th RIMPAC Exercise
RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. As the world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC combines force capabilities in a dynamic maritime environment to demonstrate enduring interoperability across the...
Owner: American Government
3 May 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia-ROK 2+2 talks; Marles announces $100m new military assistance for Ukraine; Marles to travel to Hawaii for trilateral talks; New Pacific Engagement Visa announced, and more. On 1 May, Deputy Prime...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina Launches New Reality Series to Recruit Foster Families
Greensboro, NC, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This July, Children’s Home Society of North Carolina (CHS) will debut a first of its kind online reality series following a family through the foster care licensing process. “Real Families, Real...
News Release – DOH Confirms Ninth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO KENNETH FINK DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DOH REPORTS NINTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 25-073 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Owner: American Government
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...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Kingdom of Tonga: Concluding Statement of the 2013 Article IV Consultation
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...
Owner: United Nations
Kingdom of Tonga: IMF Concludes the 2013 Article IV Consultation Mission
Press Release No. 13/92 March 26, 2013 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Jookyung Ree, visited Nuku’alofa during March 13–25 to conduct the 2013 Article IV consultation discussions. At the conclusion of the mission, Mr. Ree...
Owner: United Nations
14 June 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
This week in Australian foreign affairs: China’s Premier Li to visit Australia; new investment for Women’s Asian Cup; additional humanitarian assistance for Gaza; Australia re-elected to the UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against...
Owner: Australian Institute of International Affairs (Non-profit)
Hawai‘i Hosts FestPAC for the First Time and Strengthens its Bonds with Island Nations
Posted on Jul 1, 2024 in Main Governor Josh Green, M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and festival organizers had the honor of hosting the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Hawai‘i for the first time in the festival’s...
Owner: American Government
Statement by the President on the Passing of King George Tupou V of Tonga
With the passing yesterday of King George Tupou V of Tonga, the United States has lost a friend and the people of Tonga have lost a visionary leader. Upon ascending to the throne, King George championed a process of peaceful democratization that...