Pacific nations divided over deep-sea mining expansion
Pacific nations are grappling with growing divisions over deep-sea mining as regional leaders, experts, and global partners gather in Fiji for a major workshop...
WHO regional director Dr Piukala backs calls to Declare Climate crisis global health emergency
World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific regional director Saia Ma'u Piukala has backed growing calls for the climate crisis to be formally declared a...
Forum SG warns Pacific crime networks are becoming more sophisticated
Regional systems must better connect intelligence and operations to disrupt growing transnational crime networks.
This was highlighted during the Police Ministers Meeting at the 2026...
Pacific faces rise of “crime of greed” – Fiji Defence Minister Naivalurua
Pacific nations are confronting a dangerous shift from “crime of need to crime of greed” as transnational criminal syndicates expand sophisticated operations across the...
Pacific becoming a target for organised crime networks
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji must rely on the superior technology and intelligence capabilities of its regional partners to win the fight...
UN General Assembly to take up Climate Change ‘Obligations’ resolution
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has...
Emerging Pacific leaders enhance skills in UNFCCC negotiations
Young Pacific leaders are instrumental in advancing climate justice, their capacity to reshape climate ambition and translate it into meaningful action is significant.
They are...
Fiji pushes climate finance and relocation talks ahead of COP31
Fiji is stepping up partnerships with the United Nations Development Programme, Canada and Vanuatu to strengthen climate resilience, improve access to climate finance and...
Fiji cautious on seabed mining, ISA chief urges Pacific nations to shape mining code
Fiji has minerals on its ocean floor, but not enough to make deep-sea mining commercially viable, and the Government will not proceed until international...
Pacific countries meet in Fiji to tackle Correspondent Banking risks
Pacific Island countries, regional institutions and international partners will convene in Nadi, Fiji this week for the Pacific Risk Based Supervision Workshop as part...
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Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong
Australia says the question of Bougainville’s independence must be resolved through negotiations between the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Papua New Guinea, while Canberra is...
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A severe environmental crisis.
Those were the words used by Papua New Guinea’s First Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, Coffee and Meteorology, Nos Werao...
Fiji takes South Fiji Basin claim to UN
Fiji is seeking international recognition of the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the South Fiji Basin, with its...