Hon. Asterio Appi MP

The @ADB_HQ newly appointed Regional Director Jyotsana Varma met with President David Adeang for discussions centred on reinforcing ADB’s commitment to support Nauru's ongoing development with transformative projects. During her stay, Ms Varma also visited ADB-funded projects.

Members of Asian Development Bank Board met with His Excellency President Adeang last week as part of the bank’s visit to member countries in Asia & Pacific with the aim of ensuring a more prosperous, inclusive, resilient, & sustainable region by ending extreme poverty. @ADB_HQ

A High-level Talanoa on Deep Sea Minerals (DSM) was convened today at the @ForumSEC The Talanoa reaffirmed the need for deeper conversations on DSM across the region, while maintaining respectful recognition of the different national positions.

On behalf of the government and people of Nauru, HE President David Adeang donated $100,000 to the government and people of Vanuatu as a gesture of support for disaster relief efforts following the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck Vanuatu’s capital on 17 December 2024.

HE President Adeang was in Fiji for meetings, commencing with the Micronesian Presidents’ Summit on Friday. The agenda included deep sea mining & minerals & their implications for the region. Key points of discussion included the need for data sharing & regional coordination.

His Excellency President David Adeang attended the inauguration of Nauru Telikom’s 5G telecommunication service, trading as Neotel. This launch marks Oceania's first nationwide 5G+ network service and heralds a new era of connectivity for Nauru.

"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." — William Penn

In 2025,

A pleasure to meet with Hon Asterio Appi, Minister for CCNR, #Nauru at #COP29 🇳🇷 We talked about #Commonwealth support via #CCFAH for access to climate finance & science based adaptation efforts for Small Island Sates, including AI & geospatial data. #CommonwealthForClimate

SAVE THE DATE! 🇳🇷 will be hosting a side-event during the margins of COP29 in Baku on "Building Nauru's Climate Resilience through the Higher Ground Initiative". When? Monday, 18 November from 2-2:50pm Venue: Moana Blue Pacific Pavillion #COP29 #Baku #HGI #SideEvent

Hon. Asterio Appi, Minister for Climate Change participated at the ocean-climate nexus plenary. 🇳🇷 is a small single island & the adverse impacts of climate change causes sea-level rise, warming ocean and coastal erosion. We need urgent and innovative solutions #OOC #Nauru

Congratulations Nauru Police Force Recruits, Batch 65. Your dedication, hard work, and perseverance over the past four months of intense training truly paid off. #NPF #Recruits #Batch65

Establishing a detailed #environmental baseline of the NORI-D area is a key part of our assessment of the environmental impacts of #nodule collection. During our recent integrated collection system test, research teams studied seafloor communities as an indicator of ocean health.

After almost 2 decades, we have landed the high seas treaty. This treaty will contribute to equity and healthy oceans. Nauru was honored & proud to act as cross cutting coordinator for the PSIDS. Now - onward to adoption and entry into force! #BBNJ #PSIDS #HighSeasTreaty

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“Who would have thought that a wheelbarrow boy in the city of Suva would be standing in Parliament 22 years later to deliver his maiden speech” What a moving and inspirational speech by one of Fiji’s youngest MPs Hon. Aliki Bia. Much respect Sir ✊🏽 🇫🇯

Congratulate the Government and the people of Nauru on their Independence Day. India will always remain a trusted development partner.