Three weeks away from COP29, Vanuatu’s negotiators get down to business
With less than a month to go until the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convene their 29th Meeting...
Deep-sea mining could be a costly mistake – advocate
Pacific Island nations are being encouraged to take the lead when it comes to renewable energy as threats from climate change continue.
Leading this movement...
Civil society advocates tell wealthy Commonwealth nations ‘Pay your climate debt’ ahead of Finance...
The Commonwealth People's Forum — the largest gathering of civil society in the Commonwealth — convened leading climate negotiators and experts in Apia to...
‘This means a lot to us’: Samoa prepares to welcome Charles to the ‘land...
In the small village of Siumu, south of the capital Apia, locals have been busy cleaning the sides of the road and hoisting British...
Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged...
People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank this month are...
Apia Ocean Declaration to be crown jewel of CHOGM
The Ocean Declaration that will be agreed upon at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be known as the Apia Ocean Declaration.
In...
Commonwealth leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls...
USP student body call for dialogue to resolve strike action
By Tony Hiriasia Jnr
Students at the regional university in Suva have been given a choice to join the staff union strike but the student...
Commonwealth Women’s Forum opens in Samoa with calls for stronger action on gender equality
The Commonwealth Women’s Forum opened in Samoa today with a call for renewed action on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls...
Fiji backs regional push for decolonisation, Flags concerns over expanded UN resolution
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to decolonisation but raised concerns over the new United Nations resolution, calling for a more focused approach.
Fiji is one...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...