We are pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Rapid Response Grants of the BIOPAMA Action Component. These grants aim at increasing the resilience of protected areas and local communities’ livelihoods facing the risks and difficulties of the global COVID-19 pandemic in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Applications are open to…
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HLPF SIDE EVENT HOSTED BY PALAU, FAO, AND NEW ZEALAND
REMARKS FROM PRESIDENT TOMMY E. REMENGESAU, JR. HLPF SIDE EVENT: ACCELERATING PROGRESS ON THE SDGS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL ACTION PROGRAMME ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN SIDS 15 JULY 2019 Ministers, excellencies, partners, friends: Ambassador Young, thank you for your introduction and moderating today’s event. I particularly want to welcome Director-General Jose…
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Climate Change Bilateral Meeting with UAE
The Abu Dhabi Climate Preparatory Meeting was held on 30th of June – 1st of July, 2019 to support a stocktaking of efforts within the 9 action tracks of the UN Secretary General’s 2019 Climate Action Summit. During this time a bilateral meeting was held between Palau and the UAE. Palau was represented by Honorable…
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Palau establishes diplomatic ties with Nicaragua
The Permanent Representative of Palau H.E. Ms. Ngedikes Olai Uludong and the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua H.E. Mr. Jaime Hermida Castillo, established diplomatic relations at the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations in New York City on 17 June 2019. Nicaragua is the ninety first country Palau has signed diplomatic relations with. Both…
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SIDS Energy Transition
As a follow up to the SIDS Energy Transition stocktaking meeting on May 24th 2019 convened by the Mission of Palau together with the Co-Chairs of the Energy Transition Working Group, Denmark and Ethiopia, and the SG’s Climate Action Summit team, the Palau Mission convened a pre-Abu Dhabi gathering of SIDS on the 21st of…
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Palau Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Nicaragua
The Permanent Representative of Palau H.E. Ms. Ngedikes Olai Uludong and the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua H.E. Mr. Jaime Hermida Castillo, established diplomatic relations at the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations in New York City on 17 June 2019. Nicaragua is the ninety first country Palau has signed diplomatic relations with. Both…
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Palau Makes World Heritage List
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recently named the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon a world heritage site, earning Palau a spot on the World Heritage List. Read more at http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1206/S00726/palau-wins-world-heritage-status.htm, and check out the world heritage list at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list.
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Palau community college receives grant
Palau Community College, located in Koror, recieved a 1.7 million dollar grant from the TRIO Upward Bound educational program. This grant will aid college-bound students in Palau for years to come. To read more, please visit http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=13&newsID=119770 or http://www.mvariety.com/regional-news/palaupacific-news/47413-palau-upward-bound-program-gets-us-funding.php.
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Palau elected vice president of the upcoming General Assembly
Palau was elected to be a vice president of the upcoming session of the General Assembly on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group. For more information on the election of the officers of the 67th session of the General Assembly, visit http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/ga11253.doc.htm.
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Brittle star species not seen since World War II found in Palau
An expedition led by instructors of USC Dornsife’s Scientific Research Diving program recently found specimens of a possible new species of Echinoderm. Recent dives in Palau uncovered three small Echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars), close relatives of starfish. This particular type of Brittle Star was last seen roughly 76 years ago by Japanese researchers…
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Permanent Mission of The Republic of Palau 