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Fiji Defence Minister reassures nation on Golan Heights peacekeepers’ safety

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Fiji’s Defence Minister, Pio Tikoduadua has assured the nation that Fijian peacekeepers stationed in the Golan heights remain safe amidst escalating tensions in Syria and its surrounding regions. “I wish to reassure the people of Fiji that our troops deployed in the Golan Heights under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO)...

Talks target worker safety in Pacific labour scheme

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Safety for tens of thousands of Pacific islander workers in Australia as part of a labour scheme is a major issue with road accidents and exploitation key concerns. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme benefited Australia and its participants, but it could be improved, Employment Minister Murray Watt said as he convened a roundtable with high commissioners from participating...

China delivers VT500 million worth of military equipment to Vanuatu: Provinces receive Patrol boats

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Torba, Penama, Malampa and Tafea provinces will now have access to patrol boats and other essential equipment to support the work of the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), following a formal handover from the Government of China to the Vanuatu Government Monday. The handover took place at Lapetasi Wharf, with the Ambassador of China to Vanuatu, Li Minggang, presenting it to...

Tonga to name new PM on Christmas eve after Sovaleni’s resignation

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Tonga will select a new Prime Minister on Christmas eve, 24 December following the resignation of Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, which was accepted by King Tupou VI Monday. During Monday's Parliament session, the King’s Private Secretary, Sione Fifita, announced the acceptance of Sovaleni's resignation. Speaker Lord Fakafanua then set a 14-day window for members of Parliament to nominate candidates for the top...

Vanuatu becomes first country to partner with UN’s new Santiago Network on Loss & Damage

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Vanuatu has reaffirmed its global leadership in climate action as the first country to launch a technical assistance programme under the Santiago Network for Loss & Damage. This historical achievement was announced by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), according to a statement from the Department of Climate...

New Caledonia faces further uncertainty as French government collapse casts doubt on rebuilding efforts

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The collapse of France's government has thrown New Caledonia into fresh uncertainty as it tries to recover from its worst civil unrest in decades. Hopes for a quick injection of financial support for rebuilding efforts are in limbo while leaders in New Caledonia wait for a successor to prime minister Michel Barnier. Barnier’s government lost a motion of no confidence in...

PNG axes dodgy cops as Australian training hub opens

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Law and order across the Pacific will be bolstered as Australia launches a state-of-the-art training and education facility. The new Australian Federal Police-led centre in Brisbane will be opened on Tuesday by Pacific leaders and Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. The centre will train new police and act as a coordination hub when Pacific nations require additional policing support in times of...

Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?

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By Somit Dasgupta Whether the ICJ is able to provide some succour to the small island States or not remains to be seen. Its verdict won’t be binding, and, hence, immediate relief is unlikely After the battle at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Court of Justice...

PNG to turn pipeline NRL dream into bona fide reality

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Papua New Guinea's prime minister has confirmed he expects his nation's entry to the NRL to get the green light on Thursday, as officials prepare to turn a pipeline dream into a bona fide rugby league club. Speaking at an economic conference in Sydney, PNG leader James Marape launched his latest sponsorship pitch ahead of a crucial week for the...

Australia gains effective veto over Nauru security pact

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Australia will get an effective veto right over Nauru entering a security agreement with another country under a pact that will prop up the Pacific nation's budget. The two countries will have to mutually agree to any engagement in Nauru's security, banking and telecommunications sectors and consult on outside engagement in other critical infrastructure. While it is yet to be seen...

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Fiji Defence Minister reassures nation on Golan Heights peacekeepers’ safety

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Fiji’s Defence Minister, Pio Tikoduadua has assured the nation that Fijian peacekeepers stationed in the Golan heights remain safe amidst escalating tensions in Syria...

Talks target worker safety in Pacific labour scheme

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Safety for tens of thousands of Pacific islander workers in Australia as part of a labour scheme is a major issue with road accidents...

China delivers VT500 million worth of military equipment to Vanuatu: Provinces receive Patrol...

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Torba, Penama, Malampa and Tafea provinces will now have access to patrol boats and other essential equipment to support the work of the Vanuatu...