Marshall Islands
Marshalls renewable energy plan helped by World Bank
The Marshall Islands has been given a $US34 million dollar grant by the World Bank to help implement its Sustainable Energy Development Project.
Hilda Heine says Pacific women 'can be leaders on climate change'
The Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine says Pacific women need to be recognised as leaders in mitigating the effects of climate change.
Tony de Brum to be honoured at Paris climate talks
The Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine says the country's former foreign minister Tony de Brum is to be honoured at France's One Planet Summit in Paris.
ADB funds renewable energy project in Marshall Islands
The Asian Development Bank is to provide a $US2 million grant to help the Marshall Islands increase its renewable electricity generation.
Marshalls Minister says blacklisting unfortunate
The Marshall Islands Finance Minister says it is unfortunate his nation has been named on an EU tax haven blacklist.
Supermoon tides spare Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands has been spared damage from high tides and the effects of the recent supermoon but locals are on alert for next month.
US Senator moves to keep US control of Bikini trust fund
A move by the United States Interior Department to give islanders displaced by US nuclear weapons tests complete control of a multi-million dollar trust fund has sparked a US Senator to intervene to…
Impacts of climate change on Pacific food raised in Rome
A high-level meeting in Rome has warned that climate change poses an "alarming threat to food systems and food security in the Pacific islands."
Child nutrition crisis in Marshall Islands sparks intervention plan
The sobering statistic that the growth of one in three Marshall Islands children is stunted has propelled government to launch a major effort to improve early childhood nutrition and health.
Taiwanese visit could bring more aid to Pacific
An academic says Taiwan's supporters in the Pacific can expect significant new aid announcements during a visit by the Taiwanese president. Audio
Illegal removals from Marshalls' Trust Fund
Officials in the Marshall Islands say about $US1 million was illegally removed from the government's US-based trust fund and only some of it has been recovered.
Marshalls growth nearly at a standstill
The population in the Marshall Islands population is barely changing each year, largely as a result of out-migration to the United States. Audio
Marshalls women recruited for illegal US adoptions
There has been an increase in the number of Marshall Islands women who are being recruited to illegally adopt their babies out in the United States. Audio
Marshalls women recruited for illegal US adoptions
Officials are concerned about an increase in the number of Marshall Islands women illegally adopting out their babies to families in the United States.
Marshalls still to decide on UN nuke ban treaty
Six Pacific nations are expected to sign a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons when it opens for signature later this week, but the Marshall Islands won't be one of them.
Body and ID cards found on boat washed up in Marshalls
A boat has been found washed up on a Marshall Islands atoll with a decomposed body on board as well as ID cards belonging to three Latin American men.
Greenpeace joins throngs honouring Tony de Brum
The environmental activist group Greenpeace has joined leaders from around the Pacific in mourning the death of Tony de Brum.
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
The Marshall Islands has lost one of its great founding figures, former foreign minister Tony de Brum; Tokelau's Ulu or head, Siopili Perez, has issued an unusual statement in the wake of the… Audio
Tony de Brum 'was a custodian of our shared future'
Marshall Islands Climate Ambassador Tony de Brum, who has died following an extended struggle with cancer, is being described as "a giant of history" who was catapulted to the forefront of the global… Audio
De Brum helped deepen climate change discussion - Tong
A former Kiribati president says the late Tony de Brum helped deepen climate change discussions.
