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Government Information Service of Dominica

April 21, 2023 Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States City Club event description: Join us in welcoming the Ambassador to Chicago for a luncheon and conversation featuring Caitriona Fottrell, Marianne O’Shea, Íarlaith Smyth and Trisha Rooney about the strength of the relationship between Chicago and Ireland Ambassador Geraldine Byrne NasonAmbassador Geraldine Byrne […]

National Economic Summit 2023

KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Apr 19 (IPS) - On the morning of 9th of April 2021, the La Soufrière Volcano on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines erupted -filling the sky with ash and transforming the lives, livelihoods and landscape of this small Southern Caribbean nation.

National Economic Summit 2023

Until now, it was unclear how much and which types of climate and development finance were being allocated to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to build resilience. This paper provides clear evidence of the gap between vulnerability and allocation of finance. SIDS have long argued that their unique condition, including their small populations and geographic location, makes them especially vulnerable to multiple climate impacts that they have had a negligible role in generating. Yet this vuln...

A brighter future for Fiji requires us to be united and move away from division – PM

On the morning of 9th of April 2021, the La Soufrière Volcano on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines erupted -filling the sky with ash and transforming the lives, livelihoods and landsc

News and Press Release in English on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about Disaster Management and Volcano; published on 19 Apr 2023 by IPS

Non-communicable diseases in Small Island Developing States are responsible for the premature deaths of more than half of the population...