Nauru said it could take three months to process the boat people's refugee claims. |
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The Commonwealth became the regional power, exercising colonial rule in Papua, then in New Guinea and in Nauru. |
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Nauru is an object lesson in what can happen to a small country with a rich but narrow, and finite, resource base. |
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After the Japanese capitulated, the surrender ceremonies for Ocean and Nauru Islands were carried out on her quarterdeck. |
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Millennia of visiting seabirds left large fossilized guano deposits on Nauru. |
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But I have accomplished stage one of my WHO mission, and I should be back in Nauru in the new year. |
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In fact it concerns Nauru, the tiny Pacific island nation once wealthy because of its superphosphate reserves, which now finds all the proceeds squandered. |
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His fellow high court judge and friend, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, now chief justice of Nauru, recalls his approachability and ease off the bench. |
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The Government of Nauru continues to develop security plans in place for its air and seaports and ships otherwise entering its territory. |
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Since then Nauru has officially shown that concern for the environment and sustainable development is high on its agenda. |
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The accession of Nauru and the return of the United Kingdom to the Organization were unanimously and warmly welcomed, the absence or estrangement of any country being felt by all as a deprivation. |
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Marshall Islands, on behalf of parties to the Nauru Agreement, emphasized the importance of the resumed Review Conference, noting the interrelation between the outcomes of this meeting and the Nauru Agreement. |
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Missionization came later to Nauru than to many other Pacific islands. |
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However, he warned the 157 Tamils may be subjected to indefinite detention on detention centres in Manus Island or Nauru. |
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After 10 years, their residence permit on Nauru will expire. |
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But five of these are microstates like Nauru and the Marshall Islands. |
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The commission considers that there are a number of factors which would support the conclusion that Australia is exercising effective control over the asylum seekers transferred to and detained in Nauru. |
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It said in its submissions: Pregnant women on Nauru have deliberately decreased their water intake, posing risks due to high temperatures on the island. |
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I wish to extend a specially warm welcome to the United Kingdom, which has come back into the Organization and to Nauru which has joined UNESCO as a new member. |
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In addition, on behalf of UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF the MCO will establish joint presence in Nauru, Palau and Tuvalu to be funded initially from regional programme resources. |
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I taught myself English in Nauru detention camp. |
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About the PNA The Parties to the Nauru Agreement control the world's largest sustainable tuna purse seine fishery. |
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The number of Member States rose from 184 at 1 June 1996 to 186 at 1 July 1997 as a result of the admission of the Republic of Nauru and the return of the United Kingdom to the Organization. |
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Will it be a world where the great oceans themselves inexorably rise, drowning ocean states like Nauru and coastal states like Bangladesh and threatening our own coastal villages and cities with flooding and storm surges? |
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Male to male relationships are not legal and are punishable by imprisonment in the following 9 Pacific island nations: Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu. |
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In the South Pacific Ocean, the parties to the Nauru Agreement also agreed in 2009 to establish an office and to adopt further minimum terms and conditions of fisheries access for foreign fishing vessels. |
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands supports and aligns itself with the statement of the Republic of Nauru, whose representative spoke on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States. |
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Nauru was made a combined mandate of Britain and the two Pacific Dominions. |
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Nauru has alternated between special and full membership since joining the Commonwealth, depending on its financial situation. |
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Examples formed from coral reefs include Maldives, Tonga, Samoa, Nauru, and Polynesia. |
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According to the president of Nauru, Cape Verde has been ranked the eighth most endangered nation due to flooding from climate change. |
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Australian rules football is the national sport in Nauru and is the most popular football code in Australia in terms of attendance. |
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In August the Guardian published the Nauru Files, more than 2,000 documents evidencing widespread trauma among detainees and numerous instances of abuse. |
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There is a clear understanding by the authorities why the Flotillas of Hope are heading to Nauru yet this does not prevent them indicating a reaction which would be overkill under the circumstances. |
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According to the president of Nauru, the Marshall Islands are the most endangered nation in the world due to flooding from climate change. |
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The islands share maritime boundaries with the Federated States of Micronesia to the west, Wake Island to the north, Kiribati to the southeast, and Nauru to the south. |
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In a sperate statement Friday, it took Australia to task over a deal with Cambodia to relocate refugees from the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru. |
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Between 2001 and 2007 Australia's Pacific Solution policy transferred asylum seekers to several Pacific nations, including the Nauru detention centre. |
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