EU-Pacific Policy Dialogue advocates stronger ocean governance and policy implementation
The EU-Pacific Policy Dialogue Roundtable on the Ocean Programme concluded on Friday with a strong emphasis on bolstering ocean governance and effective policy implementation.
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Pacific delegates adopt the first ever amendment to the Waigani convention
The extraordinary meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Waigani Convention made history today as Parties to the Convention adopted its first-ever...
Tonga charters flight to evacuate Tongans from Israel to London
Thirty Tongan nationals have been safely evacuated from Israel, including some from New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, on a 61 passengers flight to London,...
Fiji Law Society objects Filimoni Vosarogo’s appointment as new Attorney General
The Fiji Law Society has written to Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to request the withdrawal of the appointment of Filimoni Vosarogo as Attorney General.
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Fiji PM Rabuka announces cabinet reshuffle
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced a strategic reassignment of ministerial portfolios Friday.
The reshuffle is intended to enhance governance, improve policy coordination, and...
Supreme Court strikes out petition by former Vanuatu PM Kilman
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has struck out the constitutional petition of ousted prime minister Sato Kilman.
Kilman had filed submissions for urgent relief on Wednesday, 11...
Incoming New Zealand PM Luxon prepares to form coalition government
Christopher Luxon said it was a “tremendous privilege” to wake up on Sunday as New Zealand’s incoming prime minister as he eyed talks to...
Small states’ climate pleas finally heard but COP 28 ‘cannot fail’
Years of protests by small climate-vulnerable nations have finally put critical reform of the global financial architecture high on the agenda of major international...
Fiji PM Rabuka expresses solidarity with Israel
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Friday issued a strong condemnation of the recent attack by Hamas on Israeli towns and settlements near the Gaza...
Fiji minister urges ‘quicker’ plastic pollution treaty
The world must move faster on a plastic pollution treaty that is currently not expected to be finalised before the end of next year,...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...