Kiribati

The Asian Development Bank approved a $27 million grant package to support the provision of quality health services in Kiribati in climate-resilient facilities

With a +14 GMT time making it the easternmost country of all, Kiribati is the first country to wake up today with a coverage of 100 dedicated lines in our website

Experts from the Committee Against Torture praised Kiribati for its legislation on domestic and gender-based violence, but raised questions about conditions in detention units and the definition of torture

New Zealand has been urged to create immigration pathways for people from Pacific low nations - such as Kiribati and Tuvalu - who are leaving their countries due to the increasing effects of climate change

The signing ceremony of the agreement between the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an independent US development agency, and the Republic of Kiribati, was presided over by the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken

Chinese Ambassador to Kiribati Zhou Limin presented credentials to Kiribati President Taneti Maamau

1 in 4 cohabiting women (15-49 years old) experienced violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months

Inflation has risen recently due to a recovery in domestic demand, supply shortages, and rising commodity prices and transportation costs, according to International Monetary Fund report

Pointing out that the sea is a major source of his country's livelihood, Kiribati Vice-President Teuea Toatu expressed his concern and disappointment over Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean

Tematong Kamarie, a volunteer with UNFPA's partner Y-PEER, runs a programme to prevent unwanted teenage pregnancies in Kiribati, in a conservative environment where many religious leaders condemn birth control

Air Kiribati has wet-leased a B737-700 from Nauru Airlines to operate scheduled flights between Tarawa and Kiritimati, which began last Friday

UNDP and WHO will support Kiribati, together with Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu - to increase their resilience to climate change, one of the largest and most ambitious projects to date to increase the resilience of health systems in the Pacific