Current EWC News Releases
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HONOLULU (June 8, 2021) – Human health risks, stronger cyclones, coral reef death, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in American Sāmoa. Threatened resources include high-value coastal...
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For further updates on the Pacific leaders summit, visit PIDP.EastWestCenter.org HONOLULU (June 1, 2021) – The leaders of nations and territories across the Pacific are gathered virtually on June 1 and 2 (Hawai‘i time) for a meeting of the Pacific...
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HONOLULU (May 20, 2021) -- For the past few months, 16 media outlets across 11 Pacific Island countries have been able to republish content from The New York Times (NYT) as part of a new partnership between the East-West Center (EWC) and the...
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HONOLULU (May 18, 2021)—The East-West Center (EWC) and Hawai‘i Green Growth Local2030 Hub (HGG) have signed a cooperative agreement to share facilities and collaborate on sustainable development and climate change programming. Under the terms of...
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HONOLULU (May 7, 2021) – The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has elected former Marshall Islands President and current Member of Parliament Hilda Heine, EdD, as one of the board’s five international members. EWC Board of Governors members and...
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HONOLULU (April 28, 2021) -- Dr. Richard R. Vuylsteke, President of the East-West Center since January 2017, has informed the EWC Board of his intention to step down at the completion of his five-year contract. The Board has accepted Richard's...
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HONOLULU (Mar. 8, 2021) -- Each year, the East-West Center's #galswithLEI event celebrates the Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Inspiration of women business and social entrepreneurs. On March 18, the Center will launch a new online #galswithLEI...
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WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 26, 2021) – The East-West Center hosted a high-profile event yesterday featuring US and Mekong region government officials to release a new report detailing the findings of the inaugural Indo-Pacific...
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HONOLULU (Feb. 22, 2021) -- The US State Department has awarded the East-West Center a $1 million contract to research, design, and implement a project to heighten awareness of “All of America” efforts—including government, civil society, industry,...
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HONOLULU (Jan 29, 2021) -- The East-West Center has again been ranked #4 in a University of Pennsylvania institute’s annual list of best government-affiliated think tanks worldwide, the same ranking the Center has received for the last several years...
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HONOLULU (Jan. 26, 2021) -- Hotter weather, stronger typhoons, coral reef death, and human health risks are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in the CNMI. Threatened resources include high-value coastal...
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HONOLULU (Jan. 25, 2021) – The US State Department has appointed five new members to East-West Center’s Board of Governors. The three-year appointments, made by former Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo before leaving office, are: Recent Deputy...
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WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 25, 2020) – The East-West Center hosted The United States’ Enhanced & Enduring Commitment to the Pacific Islands Region on Thursday, November 19, 2020, a high-profile event featuring six high-ranking US...
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WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 3, 2020) – The East-West Center, in collaboration with Dr. Robert Sutter of The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, has released a report featuring perspectives from Asia on US Asia...
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HONOLULU (Nov. 9, 2020) -- Hotter weather, risks to freshwater supplies, coral reef death, and stronger typhoons are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in Guam. Threatened resources include high-value coastal...
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HONOLULU (Oct. 27, 2020) -- Higher temperatures, stronger typhoons, coral reef loss, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in the Republic of Palau. Threatened resources include low-lying...
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WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 16, 2020) – The East-West Center, in partnership with the US Department of State and the Mekong-US Partnership, hosted the Indo-Pacific Virtual Conference on Strengthening Governance of Transboundary Rivers on Thursday,...
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HONOLULU (Sept. 21, 2019) – Jillian Bonnardeaux, a 14-year veteran of the US Foreign Service with a focus on public diplomacy, has joined the East-West Center as Diplomat in Residence. She will be posted at the Center through June 2021. Prior to her...
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HONOLULU (Sept. 2, 2020) -- The East-West Center has been awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Department of State to serve as the lead institution in the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and...
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HONOLULU (Aug. 11, 2020) -- Dr. Tim Brown, an internationally renowned epidemic tracking expert at the East-West Center, has a stark message for Hawai‘i residents. “If you're thinking of going out to eat, don’t,” Brown warns. “If you think you're...