Oceania Kiribati Kiribati communities can now count on better management of medical waste on the island thanks to the recent commissioning of a medical waste incinerator through the European Union-Pacific PacWastePlus waste management programme
Oceania Kiribati The International Hydrographic Organisation celebrated Kiribati as its 100th member, offering it benefits such as enhanced maritime safety, strengthened fisheries management, environmental protection
Oceania Kiribati Baniti Semilota is a Kiribati climate activist, president of the National Youth Centre and the Tungaru Youth Action Club; path of activism began when she won the title of Miss Kiribati in 2020
Oceania Kiribati FestPAC director Aaron Salā said Kiribati was the first Pacific nation to reach Hawaiʻi, USA for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture, 6–16 June; the largest gathering of Pacific Islanders' 2024 theme is “Ho'oulu Lāhui: Regenerating Oceania”
Oceania Kiribati An all-women team controls Kiribat's fish exports after the country became the last to enter the EU market
Oceania Kiribati A study on access to seafood in Kiribati provides tools to analyse global food security, showing that it is very fragile in developing nations with small islands, particularly with regard to households relying on seafood
Oceania Kiribati Even the UN has spoken out on the Kiribati Parliament's vote to remove High Court Judge David Lambourne, calling it a major setback for justice and the rule of law
Oceania Kiribati In a never-ending judicial crisis, Kiribati court ruled that an Australian High Court judge suspended by the president cannot be deported to Australia, where he was born, until parliament considers the findings of the complaint against him
Oceania Kiribati Mayors and employees representing 18 of the 33 islands attended the annual Climate Outlook Forum for a briefing on the latest climate and ocean forecasts and to learn more about the services provided by the Kiribati Meteorological Services
Oceania Kiribati At the 68th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women, Kiribati's Minister of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs Mr. Martin Moretti declared the island nation's dedication to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
Oceania Kiribati Daniel Kritenbrink, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia-Pacific, said officials will engage with Kiribati and Vanuatu to open new embassies, following the opening in Tonga
Oceania Kiribati US lawmakers have expressed concern over Kirabati's use of Chinese police for security, just as the US State Department warns that such cooperation could pose new risks to the country
Oceania Kiribati Pacific BioScapes will support and sustain marine spatial planning activities in Kiribati, whose vast ocean resources will thus be responsibly managed