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#Pacific #WomenInMultilateralism
Remembering the Pacific women in international organisations and serving our island nations in global diplomacy, noting the bereavement in recent days of family of #SolomonIslands first woman appointed to diplomatic leadership - Lady Joy Kere.

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

80 years ago, Eleanor Roosevelt was instrumental in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But she was not alone.

Discover who are the women who shaped the major instrument for the defense of Human Rights 📺 https://t.co/awxtMxFRc5

#WomenInMultilateralism #UN80

[ThePacificLeader @PacLeader_News]

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world https://t.co/npcbb1dkOB via @ConversationEDU

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We're in times where the Peace makers are our most precious resource. Congrats @MariaCorinaYA and all nominees.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I congratulate @MariaCorinaYA on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

Today’s prize is a tribute to all those working to preserve democracy, freedom and political rights around the world, and a stirring reminder of the resilience and power of the democratic spirit.

[ThePacificLeader @PacLeader_News]

"We are turning to international law, because at the negotiation table we can't get the results we want." - see #Vanuatu Minister, Ralph Regenvanu and others in #UNOC3 presser share why the upcoming #ICJ_AO on climate is such a big deal for the world. https://t.co/iq5tY5ku4Z

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"I wanted to do something to give love back and show our thanks for our elders who play such a big role in our lives. " - Former Miss Cook Islands Carmena Wong on why she launched a fashion pageant celebrating the regal #muumuu, for women over 55. See https://t.co/6AVv4vEVrK

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‘2030 Is Just 5 Years Away’ – #Vanuatu, #Tuvalu Flag Urgent #ClimateAction at UN Global Meet- visit https://t.co/uSgw7tuDZh

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@LailaMickelwait You're amazing, gutsy, and brave. *Hugs* and solidarity from across the oceans.

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RT see below - #HappyBirthdayDaniel - respect and love for the journey parents of kids with #autism make every day in our Pacific region, where recognition, support, and the things we take for granted are out of reach for too many.

[Kev & Daniel’s #autism journey (& Bruce 😉) @kevharrison_]

Daniel is 18 years old Sunday. A gentler soul you will never meet. He has no friends as he won’t leave home and can’t work. Autism does that to you. Please wish him a happy birthday and RT everywhere . ❤️#happybirthdaydaniel

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@YalinuPoyaGow So cool to see another Pacific academic dive into the global workforce. Go out and be amazing! #PacificRising #STEM

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@WorldBank Awesome on so many levels!

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Hapi Independence to the Hapi Isles! Still the home of the best tuna in the world!

[Jay Bartlett 🇸🇧 @Hatanga]

Happy 46th Independence Solomon Islands 🇸🇧

[ThePacificLeader @PacLeader_News]

#WPFD24 thoughts for media wantoks killed in #Gaza, for colleagues a d Pacific women in media who face the gendered inequalities in the industry, and yep, for the few who actively protect sources and survivors - and always, for those who still believe. #WPFD #WorldPressFreedom

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Delegates at #UNEA6 adopted 15 resolutions, two decisions, and a Ministerial Declaration on topics including highly hazardous #pesticides, sustainable lifestyles, sand and #duststorms, and environmental recovery in areas affected by armed conflict

Read ➡️ https://t.co/XqvNiawwwO

[ThePacificLeader @PacLeader_News]

Feeding the Pacific:
Head to the markets when you want to see the state of a nation - from the vendor facilities to #Mpaisa and transport for produce, so many million stories of #OurPacificWay #resilientPacific growers shaping the #mobilewallet #buylocal market sector.

[ThePacificLeader @PacLeader_News]

...we are six years away from the #2030Agenda and #SDG5 - achieve gender equality, empower all women and girls.

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Japan's Foreign minister on her first Pacific tour...and #PALM10 prep ministerial gives us a peek at what the #Pacific2050 top table should look like. #PLGED #PacificWomen #inclusion

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Nearly $7 trillion USD is invested annually in activities harming nature, while investments in Nature-based Solutions total only around $200 billion.

It’s time to flip these numbers.

Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more findings: https://t.co/Csmr5iHn8L

[ThePacificLeader @PacLeader_News]

There's an important time window here... #ICJAO4Climate

[Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) @CANPacificIs]

“How do we go home and tell them the result that the world has sold us out?”

“How do we go home and tell our kids that the world has sold us out?”

@Brianna_Fruean, @350Pacific Pacific Climate Warrior and @fossiltreaty Pacific Champion.

[Tina Stege @EnvoyRmi]

"We urge COP28 to hear the cry of our people, land and ocean and to remember that without maintaining the 1.5 degrees target, all climate adaptation and damage funding is blood money."