Non-profit calls for stronger action on illegal fishing and high seas transhipment
The Pew Charitable Trust believes the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) needs to do more on port side measures in order to reduce...
Vanuatu warns COP30: “Our communities cannot wait years for approval”
Vanuatu has warned world leaders at COP30 that climate disasters strike every season and its communities cannot wait, calling for urgent action and climate...
‘Every time we rebuild, we rebuild with debt’ – Fiji at COP30
Climate ambition requires resources. COP30 must deliver a Baku-to-Belém Roadmap that scales finance to the level of the crisis, simplifies access, and guarantees predictability...
Tonga calls on world to act as climate change devastates Island nations
Climate change remains Tonga’s “most essential threat,” Head of Delegation and Secretary to Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office, Paula Pouvalu Ma’u, told world...
Vanuatu prioritises stronger climate finance and a clear roadmap away from fossil fuels
Vanuatu has set out its top priorities for COP30, calling for stronger climate finance commitments and a clear, actionable roadmap for transitioning away from...
Eke and Sovaleni leave PM bids to Parliament as Tonga heads to polls
As Tongans head to the polls on Thursday, both Prime Minister Dr ʻAisake Eke and former leader Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni say they will leave...
First Tonga pre-election poll shows clear favourites, but many voters still undecided
Tonga’s first pre-election poll is offering the clearest picture yet of how voters on Tongatapu may lean ahead of Thursday’s general election.
The poll, conducted...
Australia raises heat over climate summit hosting goal
Chris Bowen is staring down rivals Turkey at global climate talks in Brazil, vowing to succeed with Australia's bid to bring a 2026 conference...
Solomon Islands to pilot a new model of reef-positive finance
As the world looks to COP30 in Belém to deliver ambitious breakthroughs for climate and nature, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Global...
“We’re not lying down,” Tuvalu as PSIDS Chair, highlights Pacific leadership in climate action,...
Pacific island countries might be amongst the hardest hit by climate change impacts but Pacific communities are not lying down.
Tuvalu, one of the smallest...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Smaller Island States to retain Political leadership amid regional reforms
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has called on Smaller Island States (SIS) to retain political ownership of their priorities while using existing...
World leaders need to see Pacific climate impacts firsthand: PM Rabuka
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says it would be “a sad thing” for Fiji if world leaders fail to attend the pre-COP31 climate meeting in...
Solomon Islands stands firm on One China Policy: PM Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the One China policy.
Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister Wale emphasised its importance...