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The WMO provisional State of the Global Climate report confirms that 2023 is set to be the warmest year on record. Data until the end of October shows that the …

coastal north Australia, and many of the Pacific Islands. The onset of the West African Monsoon was around … par�cularly in Greece (both on the mainland and islands). A fire in north-eastern Greece in late August …

The Chinese military’s "evolving capabilities and concepts continue to strengthen the PRC’s ability to ‘fight and win wars’ against a ‘strong enemy’ (a likely euphemism for the United States), counter …

warships to trespass into waters adjacent to Chinese islands in the South China Sea, including the Ren'ai Reef … provocations by the Philippines around Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea, observers said …

stronger Chinese engagement – following the unexpected security pact between China and the Solomon Islands in 2022 – rattled the US and its regional allies, Australia and New Zealand, into stepping up their … longstanding relations with its strategically important Compact of Free Association allies, Marshall Islands, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia, which received the lion’s share of US aid and investments … Pacific countries by reopening its embassy in the Solomon Islands after 30 years of absence, established diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands and Niue, and opened a USAID office in Fiji and embassies …

includes case studies on decriminalization in Angola, Mauritius, Singapore, Botswana, India, Cook Islands, Gabon and Antigua and Barbuda, demonstrating that progress is possible across a range of contexts …

Legislative Approaches Mauritius Angola Singapore Cook Islands Gabon Case studies of Judicial Approaches Botswana … in Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Cook Islands, Gabon, India, Mauritius, and Singapore. These … consensual same- sex acts.21–24 In 2023, the Cook Islands and Mauritius joined them, and Venezuela removed … countries when looking at 2017 to 2023. † Note: Cook Islands, which is included in all calculations bringing … Trinidad and Tobago Singapore Barbados Mauritius Cook Islands Venezuela Bhutan India Botswana Angola Gabon Antigua …

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planet, including on high mountains and remote islands. Access must be extended also to those who have … rural settings; mountain regions; small, isolated islands; and deep forest settlements. • They have a remote … COMMUNITIES: A GUIDEBOOK FOR OFF-GRID PROJECTS | 13 Small Islands populations Under the UN charter on small island … island nations of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rely on off-grid solutions using renewable energy … connecting homes in remote islands. In Papua New Guinea, home to 600 small islands, the National Electricity …

Mauritius’s economy has grown dramatically since independence, but its dynamism has waned in recent years. Mauritius’s rapid development has offered a powerful example for developing economies worldwide. However, the economy …

Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Namibia, Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian … Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Namibia, St. Lucia, St.  Vincent and … Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Namibia, Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian …

agreement to address the increasingly numerous and diverse risks and challenges. Certainly, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) brings together Pacific Island states, fostering oceanic solidarity, but it only marginally …

This energy governance policy paper serves as a strategic framework for UNDP teams and their partners to craft cohesive and impactful responses to foster a just energy transition. It intends …

Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia …