Australias human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
GENEVA (15 January 2021) – Australia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday, 20 January...
View ArticleChanging Climate, Changing Migration: Who Manages Climate Migration? Evolving...
Climate change and international migration both are global issues with aspects that countries try to manage through treaties, pacts, and other types of agreements. But most of the global governance...
View ArticleBiden Administration to Invest More Than $12 Billion to Expand COVID-19 Testing
Testing Ramp-Up Is Part of Biden’s Overall Effort to Increase Testing Nationwide as Vaccinations Increase.read more
View ArticlePaul Petersen sentenced to 5 years in Arizona prison following a joint...
PHOENIX — Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been sentenced to five years in state prison on March 19, for running an adoption scheme that was unlawfully paid for by Arizona taxpayers...
View ArticleUSAID Assists the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau to Secure $10.4...
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supported capacity building efforts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, which in turn...
View ArticleBuilding Effective Migration Management Capacity in Mexico and Central America
Browse by Media Type Video Audio Program Tour Webinars.read more
View ArticlePacific Climate Warriors Call on World Leaders to deliver Paris Promise of...
Ahead of Biden’s climate summit, the Pacific Climate Warriors are urging world leaders to take decisive action on the climate crisis by drastically reducing emissions to limit global warming to 1.5...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Leaders Summit Jumpstarts Climate Action; Led by Bold New US...
WASHINGTON (April 22, 2021) —At the first day of the Leaders Summit on Climate , President Biden brought together 40 world leaders to accelerate the global response to the climate crisis. Under the...
View ArticleUNESCO Forum Living Together on Earth: taking action to support biodiversity
UNESCO will host an online forum, Living together on Earth , on 27 May (3.30 to 5.30 pm, Central European Time, 1.30 to 3.30 pm UTC) with a wide range of speakers who will explain how anyone can take...
View ArticleUN: Growing international concern must translate into concrete action over...
A statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva by a cross-regional group of 43 states who are “gravely concerned” about China’s serious human rights violations in Xinjiang must pave the...
View ArticleSmall Island Developing States face uphill battle in COVID-19 recovery
Together SIDS cover the second largest combined land and sea area in the world . The seas and oceans play a defining role in SIDS’ economic strengths and vulnerabilities, cultures and geographies.read...
View ArticleIMO Environmental Meetings Conclude with Much to Look Forward to in the...
The proposal for a carbon price from the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands will be taken forward at the IMO intersessional meeting in October. The integral issue of how to account for the...
View ArticleWill the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?
A healthcare worker holds syringes with COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination center, in El Paso, Texas, May 6, 2021.read more
View ArticleCo-Defendant in Marshallese Adoption Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison
PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Lynwood Jennet was sentenced to two years in state prison for helping her co-defendant, Paul Petersen, run an adoption scheme unlawfully paid for by...
View ArticleMinuteman III test launch showcases readiness as safe, effective deterrent
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) -- Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test re-entry vehicle from Vandenberg...
View ArticleChantalle Couba Joins Cetera as Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer and...
LOS ANGELES , May 12, 2021 / / -- Chantalle Couba , a financial services industry veteran, has joined Cetera Financial Group as the Joint Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer and Chief of Staff,...
View ArticleCetera Completes Acquisition of Assets Related to Voya Financial Advisors'...
LOS ANGELES , June 9, 2021 / / -- Cetera announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of certain assets related to the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial...
View ArticleCetera Strengthens Corporate Development Team with Addition of Ken...
LOS ANGELES , June 15, 2021 / / -- Ken Bond has joined Cetera as the Head of Corporate Development. In the role, Bond will leverage his significant tenure in corporate development and extensive...
View ArticleNew World Bank Project will Expand Internet Access for Marshall Islands
WASHINGTON DC, August 31, 2021 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited...
View ArticlePathways to Recovery from the Pandemic in the Pacific Islands: Assessment of...
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are currently grappling with the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many countries in the region have avoided high COVID-19 infection rates and have...
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