UN calls on everyone to play a role in disaster response
When it comes to surviving disaster, the United Nations’ Pacific Resident Coordinator of Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon...
Deaths rising in PNG, Australia deploys emergency medical team
The Covid-19 death toll continues to rise around Papua New Guinea,with the biggest hospital recording 35 in three weeks, officials say.
Port Moresby General Hospital...
NZ commits $1.3bn to climate change aid
New Zealand has carved off a sizeable chunk of its foreign aid budget towards combating climate change, committing NZ$1.3 billion(US$920,000) to support vulnerable communities.
The...
PNG Government passes Bill on climate change
Papua New Guinea will join hands with its Pacific neighbours to strengthen and amplify the voices calling for global action to address climate change...
Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
Projected sea level rise would mean 40 percent of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire...
Now Morrison is going to COP26, he must take a meaningful climate target: Greenpeace
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that he will attend the COP26 Climate Summit, after weeks of threatening not to attend, has been labelled...
COP26: Amplifying Pacific voices at Glasgow conference
The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches(PCC), Reverend James Bhagwan, says its vital Pacific voices are heard at the UN's Climate Change...
COP26 should be a turning point for leaders: UK High Commissioner Edgar
The British High Commissioner to Fiji is hoping that COP26 will be a turning point in which the world’s governments and leaders start taking...
Experts call on Pacific community to take inspiration from Fiji as vaccination rates lag...
A group of experts are imploring the Pacific community to take inspiration from how Fiji has dealt with COVID-19 and increase their vaccination rates.
Currently...
Samoa Speaker unaware by-election dates have changed
Samoan Parliament Speaker, Papali’i Li’o Ta’eu Masipa’u was surprised when asked why the dates for the seven by-elections had been changed from 12 to...
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A four-try haul from Sua Fa'alogo helped Samoa to a record-breaking 78-4 victory over France to open their World Cup account in style at...
IPCC suspends climate talks as key decisions remain unresolved
The 65th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been suspended after discussions ran beyond the scheduled time, forcing delegations from...
Pacific civil society calls for IPCC climate reports by 2028
The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) is calling for all three reports under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report...