09:45 AM Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown was the last speaker in the cultural segment, in a video clip from the UN General Assembly, appealing for more support for SIDS in the light of corrosive climate change. 09:35 AM Now it’s a performance of pure joy, showcasing some of the great attractions of…
The SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit taking place this weekend on the University of the West Indies campus of the beautiful island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which is hosting SIDS4, bonded together 80 or so young people from all three official SIDS regions – the Caribbean, Pacific and AIS (Indian Ocean and South…
The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) will bring together governments, the UN, civil society, the private sector and leading youth voices to turn new ideas into action, raise new pledges of support and discuss the key challenges that lie ahead for the vulnerable group of nations. Living on the edge There…
Small island developing States (SIDS) often benefit from good weather, sandy beaches and lush countryside, attracting large numbers of tourists, particularly from the United States and Europe, seeking to escape the gloomy winter months. But, growing up in these countries can be hard: opportunities are few and far between, and youth unemployment is high, with…
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Presidents of Kiribati, Timor-Leste, Micronesia and Nauru called for accelerated climate action, urging major emitters worldwide to commit to substantial reductions in emissions by 2030. These nations, while contributing negligibly to global emissions, highlighted bold ambitions to curb their own carbon footprints, exemplified by Micronesia’s pledge to reduce…
That’s according to Joanna Kazana, the UN Resident Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten. On 18 September, countries from around the world will come together at the SDG Summit in New York to take stock of what progress has been made ahead of the 2030 deadline for the goals to realized. “For a…
A plaque is installed on the pillar built for the main gate of the concentration camp. Britain has opened an investigation into a concentration camp built by Hitler on the tiny island of Alderney under its control after 80 years. Alderney was occupied by the German government during World War II. According to British media…
The purest honey on the planet is found in an island in the Pacific Ocean, called Easter Island. This island of the South American country of Chile is located in the middle of the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean, in the volcanic island of Polynesia, far from the borders of Chile, and its native name is Rapa…
Tokyo: After Turkey, now a severe earthquake has occurred in the northern region of Japan, the intensity of the earthquake has been recorded at 6.1 on the Richter scale. According to the report of a foreign news organization, the northern region of Japan is under the constant shock of earthquakes. According to reports, a 6.1-magnitude…
File photo Italian coast guards rescued a migrant boat off the coast of Lampe Dossa island, but 8 people on board died while 40 passengers were rescued. Rescue personnel transferred the surviving passengers to the main port of Lampe Dosa. Italian authorities also rescued three other boats arriving in Lampe Dosa, carrying 156 migrants seeking…
