Papua New Guinea
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) held a meeting ahead of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF 43), to monitor progress on elements of the Plan. The 2012 Annual Pacific Plan Progress Report was presented to the Committee.
The Report is based on progress reports from the PIF Secretariat (PIFS) and other members of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) as well as international agencies. It addresses issues relating to education, tourism and trade, among...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 July 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), in order to enhance collaboration between the two regional entities, including by developing joint programming in the areas of disaster risk management, culture and the arts, labor mobility, and trade and economic development.
Under the four-year MOU, SPC and MSG also will partner on activities related to: conservation and...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 July 2012: Vanuatu has officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it has ratified its accession package, including terms of membership, thus becoming the 157th member of the WTO. Vanuatu has fully agreed to all WTO provisions, and is not requiring any transitional period except in intellectual property and the publication of trade information. It will become a full-fledged member of the WTO on 24 August 2012.
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said he expects Vanuatu’s...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 July 2012: The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is addressing water issues in the Marshall Islands by installing water meters and improving the Airport Water Reservoir, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has reported. The Majuro Water and Sewer Company, via an agreement with PACC, is funding the Reservoir work and providing 11 bulk meters, a leak locator and a flow meter.
According to PACC’s 2009 In-Country Consultation Report, the...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) agreed to endorse “The Future We Want,” the outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), on 27 July 2012. The outcome document was adopted at the close of Rio+20, which took place from 20-22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
During discussion within the UNGA, Papua New Guinea, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), and Nauru, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS...
