Oceania

The region's largest locally-led climate adaptation project was launched in Honiara under the name Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages

A groundbreaking dialogue on plastics took place during the fourth Clean Pacific Round Table; Minister of National Resources and Agriculture, Sa'aga Talu Teafa, emphasised the serious impact of plastic pollution on Tuvalu

A recycling operation for used lead batteries in Kiribati, which removed 7000 tonnes of toxic waste from the island over a 20-year period, could be replicated and used in other Pacific nations to manage hazardous waste

National datasets on rare diseases will be created as part of the Ministry of Health strategy to better support people living with these conditions

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Marshall Islands and Palau are welcoming New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters leading a delegation tour of the four Pacific countries

Australia faces a shortage of general practitioners: fewer medical graduates choose this career and regional or remote areas are the hardest hit

The percentage of women in corporate leadership is still low, with men holding over four out of five positions among board directors, and boards on which no women sit increasing

There are differing opinions among speakers of the Sāmoan language on the use of certain diacritical marks and glottal stops that indicate specific pronunciations; the debate occurs in New Zealand

The chief administrator of the most remote island in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Kapingamarangi Atoll, has asked congressional senators to approve funds for the construction of a large dam to protect crops

Printer Winzar Kakiouea, 100 metre male runner, was the only competitor at the Paris Games from the nation

The new passport machines arrived in the country to coincide with Vanuatu's 44th independence celebration

The new forest policy will define sustainability for various categories and establish a methodology for measurement and verification; Minister of Forestry said it will ensure that resources are managed sustainably to avoid abandonment

The government is struggling to manage the influx of solar energy and is asking neighbouring countries to suspend new solar projects, President Surangel Whipps said