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How Blue Carbon Ecosystems are Saving the Philippines’ Sinking Islands — Global Issues
Opinion by Anne Cortez (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 06 (IPS) –…
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UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement crisis — Global Issues
The appeal from Paula Gaviria Betancur, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, comes as the…
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Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius? | News
After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an…
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UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in the Marshall Islands — Global Issues
Research conducted by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, revealed that 67 nuclear tests performed between 1946 and 1958 by…
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UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military…
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Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon bears down on island’s southwest | Weather News
The storm is expected to hit southwestern city of Khaosiung, home to 2.7 million people, early on Thursday. Taiwan has…
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High Stakes for Small Islands Fighting for Climate Finance — Global Issues
Section of Castries, Saint Lucia. Through ambitious NDCs, SIDS like Saint Lucia are hoping to shore up resilience and protect…
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Hopes of finding 48 missing people fade after boat sinks off Canary Islands | Migration News
At least nine people, including a child, have been confirmed dead and 27 rescued after a shipwreck off the Spanish…
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UN Secretary General Warns of ‘Brutal’ Impacts of Climate Change for Pacific Islands — Global Issues
Secretary-General António Guterres witnessed the impact of rising sea levels while in Samoa. Credit: Kiara Worth/United Nations by Naureen Hossain (united…
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Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats | Politics News
The last time UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a summit with the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, he made…
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