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Historic Showdown-Rugby Football Club Los Angeles Faces Fijian Drua in Landmark MLR vs. Super Rugby Pacific Clash, Fiji
Rugby Football Club Los Angeles (RFCLA) takes on the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua in the first-ever matchup with a Super Rugby Pacific team January 24th, 2025. LAUTOKA, FIJI, January 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Rugby history will be made as...

ADB, Fiji Sign Landmark Agreement for Urban Waste Management
SUVA, FIJI (5 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a Transaction Advisory Services Agreement with Fiji’s Ministry of Local Government (MLG) to support the development of a new sanitary landfill and the rehabilitation of four...

Keynote Address by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Niu’ava Eti Malolo at the Official Opening of the Regional Bee Keeping Congress “Bee Pasefika Congress 2025”
SAMOA, January 22 - Wednesday 22nd January 2024, 5.00 pm, Orator Hotel Talofa lava, and a warm Pacific welcome to you all It is with great pride and humility that I stand before you today at the Bee Pasefika Congress 2025, a landmark gathering...

Programme on subsidies notifications for government officials completes first phase
The programme aims to enhance members' compliance with subsidy notification obligations under the WTO’s Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, thereby strengthening transparency in global trade. Building on the success of a 2023 pilot...

Innovative Infrastructure: Fiji’s Path to a Climate Resilient Transport Network
The Fiji Critical Bridges Resilience Project aims to enhance the resilience and safety of Fiji's transport network, particularly on Viti Levu, the main island. Fiji, an archipelago of over 330 islands, faces challenges in providing services to its...

ADB Approves $199.5 Million Project to Improve Domestic Connectivity in Fiji
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (28 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $199.5 million project that will replace critical bridges on Fiji’s main island to improve domestic transport connectivity. The Critical Bridges Resilience...

Hon. Choylin Yim Douglas, Minister for Culture and Tourism, Officially Opens Newly Renovated SPTO Reception Area in Suva, Fiji
Hon. Choylin Yim Douglas, Minister for Culture and Tourism, Officially Opens Newly Renovated SPTO Reception Area in Suva, Fiji Suva, Fiji – 12th November 2024: […]

UNITAR and Hiroshima University Forge Partnership to Train Professionals in Peacebuilding and International Development
For fiscal year 2024 (the Japanese fiscal year begins in April of each year), the programme begins with offering the following two courses. The Primary Course The course aims to enhance junior professionals’ practical working skills and improve...

Remarks by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the CHOGM UK-Hosted Side Event "Finance and Investment for Resilient Growth: A Commonwealth Plan of Action", Thursday, 24 October 2024
I believe I'm the last speaker and since we're running out of time, I'm going to try to be as brief as possible. We're looking at finance and foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, where all our economies face the severe impact of COVID19, both...

Wellness for All Across USA: World Wellness Weekend 2025 Expands Nationwide
Join from September 19–21 2025 | Uniting 160+ Countries Through Vitality, Serenity & Solidarity NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- World Wellness Weekend (WWW), an international non-profit association, returns...

OPEC Fund mobilizes over US$1 billion to advance sustainable development
VIENNA, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) announced the approval of more than US$1 billion in new development financing during the 193rd meeting of its Governing Board and throughout the...

THROUGH BOLD PROJECT, SAMOA WORKS TO BUILD RESILIENCE, PRESERVE IDENTITY FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
SAMOA, October 2 - [PRESS RELEASE 3 October 2025, Apia] – Samoa is taking active steps to build resilience by capitalising on a “new era” where Pacific communities placed at the forefront of climate change impacts can begin to systematically...

Visitor Spending Increased in August 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals
Posted on Sep 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: September 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 806,776 total visitors to the Hawaiian...

Use of UAV imagery to produce Official Statistics in Saint Lucia
20 August 2025, Geneva, Switzerland — From 24 to 26 June 2025, UNITAR supported a three-day workshop in Castries, Saint Lucia, as part of the country’s ongoing experimental data project. The initiative aims to explore the integration of data...
Call for Applications: UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025
The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...
Bezos Earth Fund Invests $37.5M USD to Accelerate Pacific-Led Ocean Protection
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...

Global Times: How China-PICs climate cooperation implements GGI to bridge North-South development gap
Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...

Wellness Without Borders: World Wellness Weekend Returns to Inspire the Globe
SAVE THE DATE: September 19–21, World Wellness Weekend 2025 Uniting 160 Countries Through Vitality, Serenity & Solidarity LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, June 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- World Wellness Weekend (WWW), an international non-profit...