Press Releases

Partnerships formalised at Plastics Treaty talks to empower a resilient Cook Islands

25 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Enhancing Cook Islands capacity and learning opportunities when it comes to science, environment and legal policy is at the core of a partnership between the National Environment Service and Monash University in...

Call for Applications: Sea and Human Security Training – Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

The programme is open to motivated government officials and others from the private sector and civil society organizations, who are: eager to learn and apply new knowledge to enhance sea and human security keen to succeed and make a positive...

The Metals Company Provides Third Quarter 2024 Corporate Update

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results...

Leveraging WTO rules to tackle malnutrition

Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Food trade is not a luxury — it is a must. Over 30 countries would face starvation if...

Opening Remarks Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the Pacific Heads of Health Meeting 15 April 2024 Taumeasina Island Resort

SAMOA, April 14 - Honourable Valasi Luapitofanua Toogamaga Tafito Selesele Minister of Health, Samoa Pacific Heads of Health Meeting Chair, Dr Alec Ekeroma, Director General of Health, Samoa and Heads of Health from the 22 countries represented...

PRESS RELEASE – Pacific Heads of Health: Weave the health mat with threads of action.

The 15th Pacific Heads of Health Meeting (PHoH) convenes in Apia, Samoa today, and was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Samoa, Honourable Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa and Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional...

September Alerts and August Trends 2022

Burkina Faso August 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 Govt forces increasingly targeted civilians as insecurity remained widespread despite notable reduction in violence in Sahel region. Military committed numerous abuses...

Newmoney.ai Launches Global Peer-to-Peer Cash Transfer Platform with AI Financial Assistant Newton

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newmoney.ai is announcing the launch of its peer-to-peer cash transfer platform, designed to make sending and receiving money across borders simple, fast, and affordable. By combining familiar...

World Leaders Take Action Towards 30% Ocean Protection at Our Ocean Conference Panama

World Leaders Take Action Towards 30% Ocean Protection at Our Ocean Conference Panama - US, Fiji, Panama, Tonga, and Vanuatu PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 2, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- World leaders gathered at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama...

TMC Announces June 27, 2025 Submission Date for Subsidiary NORI’s ISA Application, and Expanded Company Strategy

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on the expected...

MEDIA RELEASE – AUSTRALIA PROVIDES FURTHER BOOST FOR PACIFIC WOMEN’S RUGBY WITH ESTABLISHMENT OF PENINA PASIFIKA

The Australian Government is partnering with Rugby Australia, Oceania Rugby, and World Rugby to support the establishment of the Penina Pasifika rugby team. The Penina Pasifika team will develop pathways for Pacific players to compete in...

The Metals Company Announces US$17.5 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Shares and Class B Warrants

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it has entered into a securities...

‘When media is polarized, our audiences are the ones who suffer’: The rise and impact of Zimbabwe’s participative media

Stay up to date with IPI’s work on media innovation and sustainability by subscribing to our newsletter The Outlook. Sign up here. Zimbabwe’s media is divided along partisan lines, with the largest dailies closely controlled by the government....

Pentagon to Deliver Report on Domestic Processing of Seafloor Nodules by March 1 as President Biden Signs NDAA

Under the National Defense Authorization Act (FY24) now signed into law by President Biden, the House Armed Services Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to submit a report assessing the domestic...

RMI Endorses NISSAP to Enhance Effective Management of Invasive Species

9 October 2024 Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands - Invasive species continue to be a costly issue for all countries and particularly for island nations, and with increasing trade and movement of people between countries, the threat of new...

U.S. Senators Push for UNCLOS Ratification as Members of Congress Call for ISA to Adopt Seafloor Mining Regulations

Led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a bipartisan coalition re-introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. Senate to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which details the rights and responsibilities of countries regarding the...

Thirty-One Members of Congress Call Upon Pentagon to Develop Plan for Processing Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodules

In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and the Pentagon, thirty-one Members of Congress urged the Department of Defense to “explore every avenue to strengthen our rare earth and critical mineral supply chains”, emphasizing “the...

Intégrer la circularité pour une gestion efficace des déchets dangereux dans le Pacifique

1er octobre 2024, Port Vila – Les déchets dangereux générés par les activités industrielles, la production d’énergie, le secteur des soins sanitaires, l’agriculture et le secteur des transports constituent un flux de déchets majeur dans le...

New Caledonia to host the Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in 2025

At the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation (PIRT) held in Suva, Fiji, PIRT members welcomed the announcement by the Government of New Caledonia at the recent 31st SPREP Meeting in Apia that it will host the...

Third SPREP Executive Board meeting opens with call to strengthen Pacific’s resilience

08 September 2022, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (SPREP) third Executive Board Meeting has opened with a call from the Prime Minister of Samoa, Honourable Fiame Naomi Mata’afa to strengthen the...