Oceania Tuvalu A media report saying that Taiwan has a significant number of troops stationed in Tuvalu, a diplomatic ally, has been denied by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oceania Tuvalu The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project is working to develop innovative coastal protection solutions with funding from the Green Climate Fund
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano met Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss prospects for joint cooperation in energy sectors
Oceania Tuvalu His Excellency Rashid Matar Al Qemzi presented his credentials to His Excellency Rev. Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, Governor General of Tuvalu, as Non-Resident Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates
Oceania Tuvalu Project Digital Nation is underway and involves digitising Tuvalu's islets, species, traditional songs, recipes, language and it is thought the government may enter the metaverse and be administered virtually
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tapugao Falefou, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres; since 2020 Tapugao Falefou has been Secretary to the Government of Tuvalu
Oceania Tuvalu The country is expected to hold parliamentary elections this year, probably in September
Oceania Tuvalu The small nation is also part of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, specifically within the Pacific Episcopal Conference that includes all the minor Pacific states
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu and Taiwan signed a joint declaration on parliamentary cooperation; Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Samuelu Penitala Teo emphasised the long history of linguistic and cultural ties between the two countries
Oceania Tuvalu Speaker of the Tuvalu Parliament Samuelu Penitala Teo will meet President Tsai Ing-wen during his visit to Taiwan in 8-12 January, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu still has hopes of joining the world football body, FIFA; however, the country faces climate change, which often renders the airstrip used as an alternative football pitch unusable
Oceania Tuvalu PM of Tuvalu and the PM of Antigua and Barbuda submitted a request to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for an advisory opinion on the obligations of States under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Oceania Tuvalu The Pacific Community, with financial support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has deployed a team of nurses and experts to help the country with the pandemic