Antigua, Tuvalu to seek justice over climate change damage
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu today signed a historic accord allowing for litigation before international courts.
This...
Whipps pleads with world leaders to take “radical action now” on climate crisis
Palau's President Sunangel Whipps Jr. has appealed to the world leaders to take “radical actions” to combat the devastating impacts of climate change to...
COP26: the world’s best chance to save our one blue planet – Pacific ACP...
Ahead of the G20 Rome Summit and COP26 in Glasgow, Pacific Leaders have written a letter to G20 Leaders, asking the G20 to do...
UNICEF and UN Human Rights welcome Fiji’s Climate Change Act
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Pacific welcomes Fiji’s...
No COVID-19 positive person boarded the Fiji-Solomon Islands repatriation flight
Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services has downplayed rumours circulating in the social media that three COVID-19 positive persons boarded the Fiji-Solomon...
Pacific nations can’t be left behind at COP26
Experts from the Australian National University (ANU) warn Pacific nations are at risk of being left behind in global climate negotiations if they aren't...
Samoa Prime Minister calls for a re-think in aid to the region post Covid
Covid is an opportunity to put things right in the aid system, Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa told the New Zealand Council for...
Xi pledges to join PNG for community with shared future for China, Pacific island...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the Chinese side stands ready to work with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to build a community with...
France deploys vast force to secure New Caledonia referendum
France has detailed an unprecedented security set-up for New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum on 12 December.
The French authorities made the announcement as...
COVID-19 challenges ‘disadvantage’ smaller nations in COP26 climate talks
Some of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries have been forced to scale back their attendance at the COP26 climate summit due to COVID-19 travel...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...