Sentences with phrase «island nation leaders»
«I am an island boy,» Obama said following a multilateral meeting with island nation leaders in December.
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Malta, a small island nation in the Mediterranean, has fashioned itself as a leader in digital ledger technology regulation.
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Still, Sopoaga said, he won't be satisfied with it until other world leaders understand the dire message island nations have sent.
«People understood that this wasn't just about great nations, powerful nations, coming to an agreement,» said Sen. Brian Schatz (D - Hawaii), who met with island leaders at the Paris summit two years ago.
President Obama spoke with leaders of Pacific island nations on the eve of the gathering and praised their commitment to raising awareness about the effects of climate change (Greenwire, Sept. 1).
March 28, 2013 • The Mediterranean island nation's leaders are hoping to prevent a bank run.
Leaders of low - lying Pacific island nations have repeatedly called for action on climate change in recent years, reports the Washington Post.
Many other leaders promised to attend, too, from the Marshall Islands (threatened with inundation) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hoping for a big wave to carry its negotiators to a successful treaty negotiation over the next 15 months).
As the leaders of the attendant developing and small island nations took their turns at the podium on Monday's United Nations high - level event on climate change, their anger — and desperation — was panations took their turns at the podium on Monday's United Nations high - level event on climate change, their anger — and desperation — was paNations high - level event on climate change, their anger — and desperation — was palpable.
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