Forum SG Puna addresses Pacific Islanders’ concerns over Fukushima waste water discharge
By Rowena Acraman
Pacific Islanders have expressed their worry and have utilised social media and protests aiming to voice their concerns to Pacific leaders about...
PNG Opposition files case over U.S deal
Papua New Guinea Opposition has taken the U.S-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to the Supreme Court to seek legal interpretation.
Opposition Leader Joseph Lelang said...
Forum will hold Japan ‘accountable’ on the release of Fukushima nuclear wastewater: SG Puna
Japan has started releasing treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday at 1pm Japan Time...
Japan begins releasing Fukushima wastewater into Pacific ocean
Japan has begun discharging more than 1m tonnes of tainted water into the Pacific Ocean from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a...
Australia receives Pacific support for its COP31 hosting bid
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has confirmed that he is getting good support from Pacific Climate Ministers as Australia bids...
Japan’s discharge plan sparks criticism from Fiji’s former top diplomat
Fiji’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs has criticised Japan’s plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater from its Fukushima...
The Pacific is not a nuclear waste dumping ground!: Pacific Elders Voice
Japan and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s reckless decision to discharge over 1.3 million tonnes of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into our Blue Pacific is a...
Pacific leaders tackle Bowen over fossil fuels during Fiji visit
Pacific Island nations should delay supporting Australia’s bid to host a United Nations climate conference until it commits to ending support for fossil fuels,...
Forum SG shares 2050 hopes, 1.5 climate ambition message at Tonga meeting
The Pacific region's chief advocate of regionalism has told a Pacific Parliamentarians meeting in Tonga of 2050 vision for the Forum, and called for...
Forum Chair calls on the region to be wary of nuclear wastewater discharge
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown has cautioned the region to be wary and ensure the “highest...
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Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
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In a radio...
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