Japan seeks stronger defense ties with Pacific Island nations
Japan will bolster cooperation with Pacific Island countries in defense personnel exchanges, crisis response and cybersecurity as the maritime order faces increasing challenges, Defense...
Taiwan to join PIF after absence last year: MOFA
Taiwan is to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting later this year in Palau, a senior diplomat said Tuesday, after it and...
Pacific calls for action on climate change and illegal fishing at major ocean naval...
Pacific nations have taken their message on climate and ocean security to the global stage, joining 74 countries at one of the world’s largest...
ADB Approves $60.9million to strengthen urban water, sanitation in Papua New Guinea
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $60.9 million loan to improve water supply and sanitation in urban communities in Port Moresby and...
FFA Convenes 2nd Development Partner Symposium in Suva
Fiji stands ready to work alongside Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and development partners to advance offshore fisheries, particularly tuna,...
Civil society shut out of new Pacific disaster fund, NGOs tell Fiji MPs
Civil society organisations are being shut out of a major new regional disaster and climate fund and only the Government can change that.
That is...
UN Climate Change launches capacity-building for negotiators initiative
UN Climate Change has launched a new Capacity-Building for Negotiators (CB4N) initiative to ensure all Party delegates, particularly those from developing countries and youth...
Decades of gains overshadowed as Asia-Pacific falls behind on sustainable development targets
Climate inaction, biodiversity loss and rising emissions are pushing Asia and the Pacific further off course on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the...
U.S deputy secretary Landau to host Pacific Summit, visit Fiji, Tonga and Samoa
U.S deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel to Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa from 22 February to 02 March 2026, the U.S...
Hard to appeal to Australia’s moral duty on climate, Tuvalu’s Climate Minister says
Tuvalu's Climate Change Minister says it's hard to engage Australia on a moral level over climate change.
Australia is set to co-host the pre-meeting for...
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“Those blocking climate science are not our friends”: Pacific issues strong warning at Bonn...
Pacific Island nations have delivered a sharp rebuke to countries seeking to weaken climate ambition at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, warning that...
“When you deny us the science, you deny our future”: Pacific advocate at Bonn...
Pacific civil society organisations have warned that attempts to weaken the role of science in international climate negotiations risk undermining climate justice and the...
Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
Speaking...