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Following the release of the Indo-Pacific Strategy in February 2022, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, has taken historic strides to

SANTIAGO, Chile, (CMC) –Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries have approved the Regional Water Action Agenda, which identifies the priority areas and efforts needed to accelerate t...

By Sherrica Thompson Staff Writer   #Canada, January 15, 2023 – Canada’s Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency, Harjit Sajjan, will be travelling to Barbados and Jamaica for a five-day visit from January 9 to 14. During his visit, the Minister will hold discussions with regional officials on […]

Mauritius: The Mauritian delegation comprising ten young people and two officers of the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports

Harjit Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, will travel to Barbados and Jamaica from January 9 to 14, his office has announced. During his visit, Minister Sajjan will hold discussions with regional officials on shared priorities such as justice, human rights and gender equality, health, including the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, and

Mauritius: The instrumental role of the diplomatic corps to foster bilateral relations with Mauritius and further enhance cooperation

Sukriti Gupta The 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, was recently chaired by China and held in Canada from 7-19 Dec. The latest COP-15 summit is hailed as a landmark to protect biodiversity as after four long years of talks, finally, 188 of 196 member governments agreed on adopting a historic biodiversity deal known as the Kunming-Montreal agreement aimed at saving the lands, species, and marine ecosystems from pollution and [&hell...

The stage is set for the UN to finally call time on greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, following a week of climate talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.

Climate funding shortfalls are exacerbating hardships faced by Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States

The IMO failed to adopt a concrete shipping decarbonisation target for shipping this week, following the MEPC 79 meeting.