Pacific leaders not surprised by latest climate report, call for rapid action
Pacific leaders are not surprised by the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that says current action and plans are insufficient to...
UN head says survival depends on how people manage water
Humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday at the end of a three-day conference on global water...
Disaster-hit Vanuatu hopes for ‘historic’ UN climate change resolution
A resolution enlisting the UN's top court in tackling climate change, spearheaded by Vanuatu, would be a “historic2 step if adopted, its climate minister...
China’s accusation rejected: Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian
China has accused outgoing Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President David Panuelo for breaking serious political commitments he made to Beijing “multiple times”.
Chinese Ambassador...
PNG Internal Security Minister applauds law enforcement
Papua New Guinea Minister for Internal Security, Peter Tsiamalili has applauded law enforcement cooperation that saw the interception of a large quantity of methamphetamines...
Greenpeace and Indigenous activists challenge deep dea mining expedition in the Pacific Ocean
With a banner reading “Don’t mine the Moana”, and flying a Tino Rangatiratanga flag, a Māori activist from Northland joined two Greenpeace activists in...
States must step up climate action now, before it is too late: UN expert
States must take drastic action and accelerate climate ambitions without delay, in line with recommendations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a...
U.S. aims for over US$7 billion in aid for 20-year Pacific islands compacts
U.S President Joe Biden's administration is seeking more than US$7 billion over the next two decades for economic assistance to three Pacific island countries,...
Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns
Humanity is facing a “difficult truth” the UN chief said just ahead of World Meteorological Day, marked on Thursday – the damage already being...
Fiji Media organisations call on the government to repeal the Media Industry Development Act
The Fijian media industry has strongly called on the coalition government to repeal the Media Industry Development Act (MIDA)which first came as a decree...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...