Fiji to decide on Gaza peacekeeping invitation: Commander-in-Chief
Fiji President and Commander-in-Chief Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says Government will decide this year on an invitation for Fijian peacekeepers to serve in Gaza.
Addressing Parliament...
Tonga PM Lord Fakafanua holds first constitutional briefing with King Tupou VI
Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua, has held his first formal audience with King Tupou VI at the Royal Palace last Friday, in what officials...
Fiji President urges national support for Truth and Reconciliation process
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called on national leaders and citizens to actively support Fiji’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC), saying its work is...
Henry Puna to lead Pacific Islands Development Programme in Hawaii
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has been appointed interim director of the Pacific Islands Development Programme (PIDP) at...
Drug crisis fuelling HIV spread, Fiji President warns
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called for a united national effort to address pressing social challenges, including the rise in HIV cases.
He also...
How Pacific climate negotiators prepare for the high-stakes UN climate talks
A Solomon Islands climate negotiator says constantly adapting to climate change is a matter of survival for Pacific Island communities and “regional coordination” is...
Fiji President calls for clean, lawful general elections
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called for clean, credible and lawful general elections, urging political leaders, candidates and supporters to uphold integrity and...
Governments must use new UN resolution to turn ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on climate change...
Governments must not squander the opportunity to turn the International Court of Justice’s 2025 Advisory Opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change into robust...
UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ hits cooperation
The UN’s climate chief last week urged countries to unite against an “unprecedented threat” to international cooperation from pro-fossil fuel forces — issuing the...
Lawsuit seeks emergency halt to plan to accept U.S deportees in Palau
The Palau Senate and two private citizens have asked the Supreme Court to immediately halt a government plan to accept up to 75 deportees...
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Fiji Embassy confirms Fijians in Israel safe amid regional tensions
The Embassy of the Republic of Fiji in Jerusalem has issued a security advisory to all Fijian nationals in Israel following significant military developments...