Blog – Page 46

Critical Week For Sustainable Development and Climate at the UN

April 21, 2016

In a watershed moment for international cooperation, global political, business and civil society leaders are in to New York where they…

Small Islands Lead World in Climate Treaty Ratification

April 21, 2016

UNITED NATIONS—Leaders from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a coalition of 44 island and coastal nations that are highly…

How the Maldives are putting climate funds to work

April 20, 2016

From Climate Home By Thoriq Ibrahim This week all eyes are on United Nations headquarters in New York City, where the international…

Press release: Maldives Among First to Ratify Paris Climate Agreement

April 4, 2016

4 April, 2016–Today, the parliament of the Republic of the Maldives, one of the first country’s to raise the alarm on…

New Study Affirms Island Stance

March 23, 2016

Last December in Paris, in the middle of challenging climate change negotiations, small islands captured the attention of delegates and international…

Maldives foreign minister calls on world to stand with Fiji

March 3, 2016

From Climate Home By Dunya Maumoon Today Fiji will make a formal appeal to international donors for assistance in rebuilding after being…

New Assessment Puts Cyclone Winston Damage to Fiji at $500 million USD

February 26, 2016

UNITED NATIONS–Fiji appealed to the international community today for assistance to recover from Cyclone Winston, one of the strongest storms ever…

Steering Committee Ushers in New Era of Sustainable Development

February 26, 2016

The “Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS,” co-chaired by Italy and the Maldives, held its inaugural meeting yesterday in the ECOSOC…

Meeting tomorrow: New committee ushers in sustainable development progress

February 24, 2016

WHAT: Inaugural Meeting of the Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS meeting. In 2014, the signing of the SAMOA Pathway agreement…

Fiji Assessing Needs in Wake of Worst-Ever Cyclone