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- 1Cabo Verde links skills training to jobs using data and finance▼How Cabo Verde uses data and financing to turn skills training into jobs
A World Bank blog post describes how Cabo Verde is using data and financing to make skills training programmes lead more directly into employment. The piece highlights the West African island nation's efforts to align vocational training with labour market needs so graduates actually find work. It is drawing attention as an example of how small developing states can match education investment to job creation.
- 2UN passes first declaration on sea level rise▼"The UN just passed the first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations' sovereignty" # UN # UnitedNation
The United Nations has adopted its first declaration on sea level rise, a move designed to protect the sovereignty of low-lying island nations whose territory could be submerged as oceans rise. Supporters say it preserves island states' maritime rights and legal status even if their land disappears, marking a milestone for small island developing states facing existential climate threats.
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Japan’s growing engagement with the Eastern Caribbean is drawing attention as Tokyo weighs deeper strategic ties in a region traditionally dominated by the United States and, increasingly, China. Commentators are examining what Japan’s diplomacy in the small island states of the Caribbean means for regional influence, development cooperation and great-power competition.
- 4Opinion: The UN matters most to Caribbean nations●Opinion: The UN is most relevant to Caribbean nations
An opinion piece in Caribbean National Weekly argues that the United Nations is most relevant to Caribbean nations, suggesting small island states depend on the UN framework for their interests on the global stage. The piece frames the organisation as uniquely valuable to the region compared with larger powers.