The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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COVID, climate & the impact on science – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mia Bennett
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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Inuit Action Plan underway to implement recommendatons from landmark Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national
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ᐴᓂ ᐋᑕᒥ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᕌᐳᑦ 19-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ ᑯᐯᒻᒥ ᒫᑦᔨ 2018-ᒍᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕐᕐᑯᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᓇᕐᑐᖃᕆᐊᓪᓚᖃᔭᖕᖏᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᑦᓱᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᒐᓱᐊᕐᓱᓂ
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Danish PM apologizes to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in 1950s
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized this week to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in the 1950s. “I have
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International Inuit org applauds Canadian government’s tabling of legislation to implement UNDRIP
The Inuit Circumpolar Council, which represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia, said on Tuesday that it
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Canadian legislation to implement UNDRIP “positive and historic” step says Inuit org
The Canadian government’s move to introduce legislation on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is
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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada releases second round of COVID-19 emergency response programs
The government of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced its second
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2020 shaping up to be among warmest years on record says WMO
This year is shaping up to be among warmest years on record with extreme temperatures observed around the world, including
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Iceland to review COVID-19 border measures by January 15
Iceland is planning to keep its current COVID-19 border screening measures in place until February 1, with further decisions on
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Elders, internet and COVID-19 dominate most recent meeting of regional gov in Arctic Quebec
Elders, internet and COVID-19 were the main topics discussed at the most recent Kativik Regional Government council meeting in Nunavik,
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Inuit gov in Labrador, Canada warns against travel to Inuit settlement area as N.L. premier withdraws from Atlantic bubble
As COVID-19 cases on the increase, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has withdrawn from the much heralded “Atlantic
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Int’l Inuit org disappointed over “weak” heavy fuel oil ban approved by IMO
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka,
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Arctic Council’s work on track despite pandemic, now gearing up for 2021 ministerial, says ambassador & SAO
The Arctic Council senior Arctic officials plenary meeting wound up on Thursday with current chair Iceland praising the forum’s ability
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Faroe Islands institutes new COVID-19 recommendations until the end of 2020
The Faroe Islands has instituted new COVID-19 recommendations this month, including advising against non essential travel overseas, that it says
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