The EC has changed its reading of the Cotonou Agreement it has with some African, Caribbean and Pacific states.
Informed communities are especially needed in the vulnerable environment of Pacific States.
All the Pacific states (including Alaska and Hawaii) have Democratic ones.
Participants included 75 journalists from Pacific Island States, and media professionals from all other regions.
California and other Pacific coastal states have long preferred foreign brands (albeit now mostly made in America).
California and other Pacific coastal states have long preferred foreign brands (albeit now mostly manufactured in America).
The Expo is to be held mainly for the 48 Asia-Pacific Member States.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (Apec), set up in 1989 mainly to promote trade among Pacific Rim states, now accounts for more than half of global economic output and almost half of all international trade.
To date, only 12 out of 44 Member States in the Asia Pacific Region have become States Parties to the Convention.
Similar Regional Consultations are being held with National Commissions around the world in four additional meetings subscribing Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific and Arab States.
Managed by the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and funded by the European Commission, this four-year pilot project implemented jointly by the ILO, UNCTAD and UNESCO aims to strengthen the creative industries in Fiji, Mozambique, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia.
These fellowships are for the benefit of developing Member States in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and certain countries in the Arab States (see list of invited countries).
Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) : This U.K.-based mobile phone giant has some 340 million customers, and a presence Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States (where it has a sizeable stake in Verizon Wireless).
In this context, the Conference constituted one of the instances that were carried out worldwide (Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Pacific Ocean, Arabic States) expecting to mobilize for the local actors and to act as catalyst for the generation of contributions that reflect specific characteristics of every region.
Speaking during the interactive discussion were the representatives of Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Nauru (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States), Equatorial Guinea (on behalf of the African Group), Canada (also on behalf of Australia and New Zealand), Nepal (on behalf of the least developed countries), Bolivia, Australia, Colombia, Russian Federation and Venezuela.
Also speaking today were the representatives of France, Japan, Libya, Uganda, Russian Federation, Mexico, Viet Nam, Croatia, Costa Rica, Burkina Faso, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden (on behalf of the European Union), Israel, Brazil, Switzerland, South Africa, Finland, Liechtenstein, Canada, Papua New Guinea (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States), Bangladesh, Germany, Australia, Italy, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Nigeria, Argentina, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Iceland, Afghanistan, Peru, Timor-Leste, United Republic of Tanzania and Kenya.
Also speaking were the representatives of China, Libya, Viet Nam, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Panama, Russian Federation, Japan (in his capacity and as Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission), Liechtenstein, Ghana, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union), Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Israel, Iceland (also on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), Nigeria, Brazil, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, Ecuador, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Austria, Argentina, Colombia, United Republic of Tanzania, Germany, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Rwanda, Philippines, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Tonga (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Myanmar, Tunisia, Benin, Mauritania and San Marino.
The UNESCO Office for the Pacific coordinates activities in the Pacific in consultation with Member States.
The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks to the Australian Parliament
As I said in Tokyo yesterday, the United States is a Pacific nation, and we enjoy deep historical ties to Southeast Asia -- one of the most important and dynamic regions of the world.
Bilateral and multilateral energy and environmental initiatives are flourishing in the Asia Pacific, and the United States, in partnership with Brunei and Indonesia, will help coordinate and enhance these efforts, share best practices, and leverage existing initiatives across the various forums that undertake this work.
And I think if you look at their official statements, they recognize, obviously, the United States is a principal Pacific power here.
Spengler attributes this poke in the eye to a cold calculation by the Pacific rim types that the United States is no longer the region's dominant economic power.
The United States is pivoting towards the Pacific, while the European end of Nato will take greater strain.
This year, the United States is hosting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) annual meetings for the first time since 1993.
Asia-Pacific CEOs said China and the United States were their dominant targets for investment over the next three to five years.
The United States of America is a Pacific nation, and we see our future as bound to those nations and peoples to our West.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks at the University of Yangon
Twenty-nine of the 48 UNESCO Member States n the Asia-Pacific region have submitted national reports on the situation and development of youth and adult education.
In addition to becoming reacquainted with old friends, America is "trying to develop stronger relationships with some emerging states in the Asia-Pacific region, " Campbell said.
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