El Niño declared for Tonga
An El Niño has been officially declared for Tonga this week, by the Tonga Meteorology Department, meaning that the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean...
Pacific region should discourage any subsidies that support fishing of stocks declared overfished: Forum...
Forum Deputy Secretary General, Esala Nayasi says the Pacific region should discourage any subsidies that support fishing of stocks that they have declared overfished,...
Solomon Islands joins China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank days after PM snubs Biden invite
Solomon Islands has joined the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) days after its leader snubbed an invitation to meet U.S President Joe Biden...
Bougainville Council of elder’s representative calls for action to address human rights violations
By Joseph Morokana
A Council of Elders (COE) representative in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) is calling on relevant authorities to set up commission...
PM Sogavare says MSG has new approach to West Papua issue; Opposition leader...
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has adopted a fresh approach in addressing the longstanding West Papuan issue, as confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare...
Tonga’s aging population expected to rise, long term care remains under-developed
Long term care for older people in Tonga remains under-developed – with estimates putting life expectancy to increase to above 70.2 years for men...
Social protection in the Pacific needs to be more disability inclusive – ADB
A recent report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) revealed that social protection in the Pacific needs to be more disability inclusive.
The ADB estimates...
Pacific divided on Biden’s charm offensive with calls for more ‘results on the ground’
U.S president Joe Biden’s latest bid to woo Pacific nations has been broadly welcomed by the region’s leaders and analysts, while some called for...
Solomon Islands prime minister says U.S must respect not lecture Pacific
The prime minister of Solomon Islands has criticised Washington, saying the U.S must respect Pacific leaders, after Joe Biden pledged US$200m for the region...
Fiji PM Rabuka advocates his vision of a ‘Zone of Peace’ in the Pacific...
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, has been promoting the message of peace in the Pacific region at two prominent global meetings: the United Nations...
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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...
PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...