UN Ocean Summit to spotlight Pacific priorities, marine protection
Pacific island leaders listed three priorities they hope to achieve at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference next month - the ratification of the...
China comes calling in debts of developing nations
Developing nations, including those in the Pacific, will pay China AUD434 billion (US$22 billion) this year as Beijing comes calling for repayments on project...
Samoa budget fails, early elections triggered
Samoa will go into an early election after the Legislative Assembly voted against the national budget 2025-2026 on Tuesday morning.
In favour of confidence in...
OACPS Ministers back reform agenda, name King Mswati III Resource Mobilisation Champion
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) concluded its 119th Council of Ministers Session in Brussels, commemorating its 50th anniversary under the...
Pacific must build Its own digital future, says PNG ICT Minister Masiu
The digital transformation of the Pacific must be rooted in cooperation, inclusion, and local empowerment, says Papua New Guinea’s Minister for ICT, Timothy Masiu,...
Solomon Islands officially announced as one of 12 members of the Executive Board of...
Solomon Islands has now officially become a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation following the official adoption and announcement made...
‘China is in every aspect of life’: How Beijing is buying goodwill in the...
It takes less than three hours to drive the roughly 100 kilometres around the main island, Tongatapu, the largest of the 170 islands that...
Pacific Islands Forum High-Level Group meet in Palau to shape stronger regional future
This week, the Pacific Islands Forum’s High-Level Group on the Political Talanoa for Phase Three of the Regional Architecture Review is in Palau.
The delegation...
Pacific media crucial in communicating climate change induced loss and damage
The Pacific region’s role in championing global action on climate-induced loss and damage was highlighted at a pioneering media training convened by the Secretariat...
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Wong backs Pacific-led regional security talks, says Forum will shape region’s future
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed discussions on a Pacific-wide security framework, saying regional security should be driven by Pacific nations as Forum...
Pacific ministers to debate China missile statemen as diplomats meet in Fiji
Pacific Island foreign ministers are expected to debate on Friday whether to issue a joint statement on China’s July missile launch, with New Zealand...
Nuclear justice, climate resilience top Marshall Islands president’s parliamentary agenda
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine called for stronger national security, climate adaptation and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, warning that geopolitical tensions, extreme weather...