It was a great honour to participate today in the opening session of the
OACPS SIDS High-Level Dialogue on Climate Finance and Nature-
Based Solutions with OACPS SG @MBatraki and ASG @greene and @Ireland2026eu
@PressACP @SidsForumOACPS @eu_eeas @EU_Partnerships
Ignacio Ybáñez 🇪🇺
154 Voos
Ignacio Ybáñez 🇪🇺
@IgnacioYbanez
🇪🇺Special Envoy on Small Island Developing States @eeas, 🇪🇸diplomat,married, father of 3, grandfather of 3.Personal account. Xs not necessarily endorsement.
eeas.europa.eu/_enIngressou em junho de 2026
"Porque lo imperativo es resolver los problemas que hay, que son muchos, y asegurarnos de que algo así no volverá a suceder y para eso, para tomar las medidas necesarias, necesitamos estar fuertes y unidos." Embajador Jorge Dezcallar
www.elperiodico.com/es/opinion/20260906/pe...
"Unamuno utilizaba una expresión que era «enormidades». Estamos asistiendo a enormidades que me las cuentan hace diez años y no me las hubiese creído." José Manuel García-Margallo
www.eldebate.com/espana/20260906/jose-manu...…
"Nearly 130 countries on Saturday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems - called "killer robots" by their critics - a first step towards talks on a possible international treaty to regulate them."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1269561/un-agrees...
"Guyana will receive migrants deported from the United States, according to an agreement announced Saturday, September 5, by the South American country's government."
www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/20...
"German startup Isar Aerospace on Sunday said it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure independent access to space."
www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ger...
"Pero lo que es maravilloso es cuando un hijo tiene la posibilidad de rebatirte y discutirte lo que dices. Aparece la posibilidad de crecer juntos, de llegar a acuerdos donde antes no los había."
Andrés Trapiello
www.abc.es/xlsemanal/andres-trapiello-entr...
"The Panglossian road of unwarranted optimism is a dead end. But that doesn’t mean we cannot do what has so often been done before and embark on the laborious process of building something afresh." Margaret MacMillan
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/opinion/world-o...
"The small Pacific Island state of Vanuatu is trying to bring a decades-old dispute with France over two uninhabited islands before the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top court said on Tuesday."
www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-09...
"Pacific leaders have criticised China's recent intercontinental ballistic missile test at the Pacific Islands Forum.".
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/pacific-lea...
"New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Pacific needs to rethink how it works with its development partners, arguing countries seeking a place at the table must be ready to put money and expertise into the region’s priorities."
pmn.co.nz/read/pacific-region/luxon-backs-...
"Fiji calls for urgent action against transnational crime."
fijilive.com/fiji-calls-for-urgent-action-...
"Timor-Leste, Indonesia kick off the fourth round of maritime boundary negotiations."
en.tatoli.tl/2026/09/02/timor-leste-indone...
"Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung condemned China's "wolf warrior" diplomacy at this week's forum of Pacific Islands leader, and said Chinese officials had also engaged in espionage at the event."
www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-condemn...
"Haiti's foreign minister urged the U.N. Security Council to renew the mandate of an international force supporting the country's police,saying stronger backing is needed if Haiti is to hold its first election in a decade amid widespread gang violence."
www.reuters.com/world/americas/haiti-urges...
"The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is working to build a regional culture of evidence-based decision-making, with president Daniel Best calling for transparency and accountability among evaluators and policymakers."
barbadostoday.bb/2026/09/02/cdb-pushes-for...
"The World Bank Group has named Jamaican national Judith Green as its new Country Manager for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States, effective September 1, 2026."
dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/homep...
"The Caribbean needs to develop monitoring and evaluation systems tailored to its specific needs and circumstances,as measurements designed for larger economies do not reflect the realities of small island states" Marsha Caddle Minister Economic Affairs
barbadostoday.bb/2026/09/02/caddle-dont-me...
"You want to minimise the risk of Russian missiles hitting Riga? Help Russian engineers to escape. It’s as simple as that.” Garry Kasparov
www.euractiv.com/news/the-brief-kasparovs-...
"Forecasters have warned it is almost certain that this year's El Niño will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months and last until February next year."
news.sky.com/story/forecasters-say-climate...
"Pacific governments have been challenged to turn years of regional security commitments into tangible results, with leaders warned that political declarations mean little unless communities see changes in their daily lives."
fijisun.com.fj/news/pacific/pacific-leader...
"The first resolution aimed at putting sea level rise at the top of the international agenda will be introduced at the United Nations later this month. The development is being championed by President Hilda Heine and the RMI government".
.marshallislandsjournal.com/elevating-sea-l...
"China on Sept 1 objected to Taiwan’s presence at the Pacific Islands Forum, saying the democratically ruled island was not qualified to attend the summit, but Australia and New Zealand said the Pacific bloc would decide the guest list."
www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-...
"The European Union and UNICEF have launched a €17 million programme aimed at making schools across the Pacific safer and more resilient to climate-related disasters."
fijionenews.com.fj/eu-unicef-fund-climate-...
"The EU reaffirms its steadfast commitment to and fundamental interests in an effective, renewed and strengthened multilateralism, rooted in international law and the universal purposes and principles of the UN Charter."
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/declaration-eu-and...
"Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has taken over the Pacific Islands Forum chairmanship with a clear message to the region’s powerful partners: the Pacific will decide its own direction."
pmn.co.nz/read/pacific-region/palau-takes-...
"Solomon Islands hands over PIF chairmanship to Palau after a year of leadership focused on Pacific unity and collective action".
www.tavulinews.com.sb/solomon-islands-hand...
"US commits over $150 million in support for Pacific Islands".
www.devdiscourse.com/article/international...
"Berlin squarely placed the blame for an incursion of explosive-laden drones last month on the Kremlin and announced a raft of retaliatory diplomatic measures."
www.politico.eu/article/germany-blames-rus...
"Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called for stronger international cooperation to protect the world’s oceans, warning that climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are putting the Pacific’s future at risk."
pina.com.fj/2026/08/31/palau-president-whi...
"As the Pacific Islands Forum reshapes its partnership architecture, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. says dialogue and development partners should use the Forum to show how they will support Pacific priorities"
islandtimes.org/pif-chair-whipps-says-part...
"Pacific civil society groups have condemned missile testing in the region by China and the United States, while accusing Pacific leaders of failing to speak strongly enough on growing regional security concerns."
fijisun.com.fj/news/pacific/pacific-groups...
"Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening the region’s voice in global climate negotiations as preparations gather pace for the pre-COP in Fiji and COP31."
pina.com.fj/2026/08/30/pacific-pushes-for-...
"Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will not attend the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau, with Foreign Affairs Minister Sakiasi Ditoka set to represent Fiji."
www.fijitimes.com.fj/pm-rabuka-to-skip-pif...
"En su obra de teatro 'Estado de sitio', Albert Camus imaginó una ciudad en la que la catástrofe deja de ser una emergencia y se convierte en método de gobierno: primero llega el miedo; después, quien promete administrarlo." @karinasainz
www.abc.es/opinion/karina-sainz-borgo-ceut...
"Siempre es verano en la vida del hombre que nos llevó a conocer el hielo." @karinasainz
www.abc.es/cultura/verano-gabriel-garcia-m...
"The Caribbean Telecommunications Union with the Government of Grenada, will host the 22nd Caribbean Internet Governance Forum bringing together regional and international stakeholders to help shape the future of the Caribbean’s digital landscape."
nowgrenada.com/2026/08/grenada-to-host-car...
"Young people in Aruba between the ages of 20 and 28 are invited to apply for the fourth edition of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) Youth Network."
english.24ora.com/young-adults-invited-to-...
"The Solomon Islands Government today officially launched the Peacebuilding Fund Programme, a 24-month initiative aimed at strengthening peace, social cohesion, inclusive governance and decentralisation across all nine provinces."
www.tavulinews.com.sb/national-government-...
"Solomon Islands has an opportunity to turn its economic recovery into more jobs, higher incomes and greater resilience to future shocks, according to the World Bank Group’s first Solomon Islands Economic Update."
www.tavulinews.com.sb/world-bank-solomon-i...
"The Pacific’s COP31 process has begun in Fiji, with communities, Indigenous Peoples, youth, farmers, chiefs and climate advocates gathering in Nadi to put Pacific priorities at the centre of global climate discussions."
pina.com.fj/2026/08/20/pacific-cop-process...
"El Señor me ha puesto otro ritmo en el corazón en que la soledad y el silencio me profundiza mucho más en él" María Eugenia de Jesús Lastras
www.abc.es/recreo/maria-eugenia-monja-ermi...
"A Lorca le está dando mucha rabia e impotencia ver desde el Cielo a la izquierda utilizando su muerte como propaganda de causas en las que él no creía." Salvador Sostres
www.abc.es/opinion/salvador-sostres-lorca-...
"En el puerto donostiarra deambulan ahora muchos veraneantes, pero ya no se apilan los atunes recién pescados.Está prohibido perseguir monedas que arrojen abuelos y nietos de buena voluntad y, desde luego, nadie tira a los bañistas tarjetas de crédito…"
theobjective.com/elsubjetivo/opinion/2026-...
"Un dios ausente termina por ser un dios olvidado; y un pueblo que deja de ver a su rey actuar providencialmente en la tribulación deja, inevitablemente, de amarlo." Juan Manuel de Prada @jmdeprada
www.abc.es/opini%C3%B3n/juan-manuel-de-pra...
"He tardado bastante en aprender a mirar lo pequeño. Seguramente por eso escribo ahora sobre ello. O quizá sea para llegar a tiempo antes de que sea también la última vez." @alfonsojussia
www.abc.es/opinion/alfonso-j-ussia-ultima-...
"Naoero and Kiribati have stirred frustration at a sometimes tense meeting of Pacific foreign ministers by blocking a regional statement criticising China's recent ballistic missile test"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/naoero-and-...
"A proposal from the Solomon Islands government for a regional security treaty is being considered by the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) foreign ministers in Suva on Friday, RNZ Pacific understands."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/918390/pacific-...
"Every Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) member is now connected to the global undersea telecommunications cable network for the first time, marking a major milestone in regional digital connectivity backed by Australia’s investment in Pacific infrastructure."
pina.com.fj/2026/08/07/all-pacific-islands...