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Changing 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...

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Biden 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

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Paul 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...

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USAID 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...

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Building Effective Migration Management Capacity in Mexico and Central America

Browse by Media Type Video Audio Program Tour Webinars.read more

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Pacific 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...

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STATEMENT: 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...

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UNESCO 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...

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UN: 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...

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IMO 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...

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Will 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

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Co-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...

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Minuteman 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...

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New 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...

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Pathways 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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Unattended Burning Candles, Inoperable Fire-Detection System Caused $6.78M in...

Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss of the $6.3M yacht and $480,000 in damage to a Miami marina and adjacent vessels, according to the...

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More Than 100 Countries Call for Protecting at Least 30% of the Global Ocean...

The proposed 30 by 30 ocean target will help halt and reverse biodiversity loss and enhance climate change resilience.read more

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Loss of Picky-Eating Fish Threatens Coral Reef Food Webs

AUSTIN, Texas — Coral reefs all over the world, already threatened by rising temperatures brought about by climate change, also face serious challenges from the possibility of fish species extinctions....

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IAEA Holds First Meeting of International Task Force Set Up to Review Safety...

A Task Force established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to review the safety of a planned release of water now stored at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant held its first...

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$6.36M supports Pacific climate change resilience

A program supporting communities in the Pacific region to become more resilient to the effects of climate change received a five-year, $6.36 million research grant from the  National Oceanic and...

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