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The Fourth United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) wrapped up last week in Antigua and Barbuda with unanimous support for a bold new 10-year plan of action that will deliver meaningful change for this group of vulnerable countries. Small island developing States (SIDS) remain a special case for sustainable development because of their unique challenges, from their...

Countries on Saturday agreed to a set of key actions to better guide and coordinate international efforts in preventing, detecting, and responding to public health risks, while also committing to finalise negotiations on a global pandemic agreement within a year at the latest. Member countries of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), on the final day of the seventy-seventh World...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Niue and Fiji this week (04-07 June), as New Zealand continues to sharpen its focus and engagement in the Pacific. It will be Luxon’s first visit to the region as Prime Minister. “Niue and Fiji are two of New Zealand’s closest friends in the Pacific. The Government is committed to deeper and more comprehensive...

FijiFirst President Ratu Joji Satakala maintains that its 16 members of parliament who voted for the salaries and allowances raised for MPs, and Alvick Maharaj, who was part of the Emolument Committee but did not vote, no longer hold seats in Parliament. The party reiterates its stance, although it has yet to hear from Speaker of Parliament Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. Ratu...

By Barbara Dreaver Mexican drug cartels are using Fiji as a storage hub of vast amounts of meth aimed at the New Zealand and Australian markets. Transnational organised crime specialist Jose Sousa-Santos tells 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver how the massive operation is made possible by a 'huge indigenous criminal network', which only grows as the nation's drug crisis worsens. Tucked away...

Fiji became the ninth team to qualify for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 after winning the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship 2024 with a 27-13 victory over reigning champions Samoa in the final match of the tournament in Brisbane on Sunday. In winning their fourth title, Fiji avenged last year’s heart-breaking 19-18 defeat at the same stage of the competition and...

The Fijian Drua have defeated Melbourne Rebels 40-19 in their Round 15 Super Rugby Pacific clash in Lautoka to book Super Rugby Pacific finals ticket. The Drua will meet Auckland Blues in the quarter finals on Saturday in Auckland. Waqa Nalaga and Iosefo Masi crossed for doubles alongside Selestino Ravutaumada and Frank Lomani. The visitors were sharp early via tries to Josh...

The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific Quarter Finals fixtures have been confirmed, with a Friday night showdown in Hamilton to set the stage for a blockbuster Super Saturday of finals action next weekend. The Super Rugby Pacific Quarter Finals kick off on the evening of Friday 07 June with the Chiefs welcoming the Queensland Reds to FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton...

The roadmap towards achieving resilient prosperity for small island States adopted on Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda “marks the beginning of a new journey” and a decade of delivery for their citizens and the world, said the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Thursday. Speaking at the closing of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island States (SIDS4), Amina Mohammed stressed that...

As a regional group, the voice of our Pacific Small Islands Developing States resonated across the Fourth International Conference on Small Islands Developing States propelling the calls for stronger, urgent climate action for our Pacific Islands. The challenges faced by our Island communities is well documented however there is a difference between reading and hearing of these impacts, and actually...