The following lists events that happened during 2020 in the Republic of Nauru.
Incumbents
President: Lionel Aingimea Speaker of Parliament: Marcus Stephen
Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru
January 31 January – Nauru establishes diplomatic relations with Kyrgyzstan.
March 31 March – 209 asylum seekers remain in Nauru after being transferred from Australia. Nauru halts most international flights and imposes strict quarantine measures to prevent the introduction of COVID-19. Curfews and movement restrictions are enforced with severe penalties.
June The government introduces the National Disaster Risk Management (Amendment) Bill 2020, criminalizing social media posts that mislead the public or distort official information, and expanding police powers during national disasters. Nauru announces plans to introduce harsher laws for sex offenders, reducing bail eligibility and limiting mitigation based on the perpetrator's age.
July 6 July – Despite there being no reported cases of COVID-19, the government declared a national emergency as a preventive measure, suspending all but one weekly flight to the country and instituting a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals. President Lionel Aingimea becomes chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, acknowledging governance and corruption issues at the institution.
September 14 September – It was announced that President Lionel Aingimea and the leaders of Kiribati, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands will be hosting an in-person meeting. President Lionel Aingimea said the leaders agreed to attend Palau's Independence Day on October 1 as the five Pacific countries remain free of COVID-19.
October The United States agrees to resettle over 1,100 asylum seekers from Nauru and Papua New Guinea by early 2021.
December The planned opening of the Nauru International Port is delayed.
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