Oceania Kiribati The country is at the forefront of waste and pollution management in the region thanks to Kaoki Maange, a system in operation for almost 15 years that collects and pays members of the public after they hand in their recyclable materials
Oceania Kiribati After banning fishing and other commercial activities in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, the country has now lifted the closure to commercial fishing in the world's largest marine reserve; there are suspicions that China influenced it
Oceania Kiribati The country's former president, Anote Tong, is travelling the world trying to secure a future for his people, who are in danger of sinking by the end of the century as a result of climate change
Oceania Kiribati The country ends the month of October 2021 with 0 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 0 deaths reported to WHO since 3 January 2020; as of today, over 65.200 vaccine doses have been administered
Oceania Kiribati Together with Kazakhstan, the country adopted a joint declaration to the UN on the rehabilitation of territories affected by nuclear tests; obligations include assisting residents and rehabilitating the environment
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati Meteorological Service staff will be able to better warn residents of likely natural hazards through training on climate data analysis, weather tools and science communication
Oceania Kiribati Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, recognised Pelenise Alofa, who represents the country, as the 195th Commonwealth Points Of Light in honour of her outstanding voluntary service to climate action
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said he plans to reopen borders for international travel not before January 2022
Oceania Kiribati Enough doses of Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate all eligible people in the country have arrived and are stored, government affirms
Oceania Kiribati All 286 workers who were in New Zealand on 1 August, a third of whom (97) are women, are remaining in the country under the Recognized Seasonal Employer scheme, with no path home for any of them
Oceania Kiribati A missing fishing boat with three mariners was located and rescued 307 miles west of their original departure point in Christmas Island; the operation has been conducted by US Coast Guard and Navy with merchant ship Linnix
Oceania Kiribati Piango, a key local NGO in the country, is working on capacity building, leadership development and effectiveness
Oceania Kiribati Although her Olympic run has come to an end, Kinaua Biribo, the country's judo hope, wishes her path will help empower women, in a nation where nearly 60% of men have reportedly perpetrated intimate partner violence