Forum SG warns against strategic manipulation by outside states
By Pita Ligaiula
Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has warned against ‘strategic manipulation’ by outside states which want to ‘embed’ ideologies into Pacific “norms and...
Japan’s plan to dump radioactive Fukushima waste meets protests across the Pacific
As Pacific communities protest the Japanese government’s plan to dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant...
Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly call for a swift signing of the...
The Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) is urging the European Union Council to extend the Cotonou Agreement between the EU and...
Cook Islands PM Brown to launch Security Policy at regional workshop
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will be launching the inaugural Cook Islands National Security Policy and hosting a two-day regional workshop on National...
Fijian trio held in Israel over liquid cocaine smuggling
Israeli Police has detained three Fijian soldiers employed with the United Nations on suspicions of trying to smuggle liquid cocaine into Israel from Jordan,...
Pacific Islands Forum committed to addressing strong concerns on the Fukushima treated nuclear wastewater
The Pacific Islands Forum remains fully committed to addressing strong concerns for the significance of the potential threat of nuclear contamination to the health...
Forum SG commends Pacific negotiators as Bonn Climate conference continues COP28 momentum
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has commended the efforts of Pacific delegations progressing the global climate agenda at this month's meeting in...
Adoption of high seas treaty ‘absolute welcome and extremely timely’: PANG Coodiinator Penjueli
Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) coordinator Maureen Penjueli says the adoption of the high seas treaty last week by UN Member states was important...
South Korea Foreign Ministry slams DP for asking Pacific Islands Forum to oppose Fukushima...
South Korean Foreign Ministry has slammed the Democratic Party (DP) for sending an official letter to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to ask them...
Protecting democracy requires investing in media freedom says U.S state dept rep
The United States of America is upping its investment in media freedom in the Pacific.
And to underline the U.S commitment to preserving democratic institutions,...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...