UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions*, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy...
Sports ministers set human rights and health targets at Commonwealth Games’ meeting
Trinidad and Tobago announce they will host Commonwealth Youth Games in Summer 2023 at the 10th Commonwealth Sports Ministerial Meeting.
Sports ministers from across the...
“Intolerable tide” of people displaced by climate change: UN Expert
Tackling the devastating effects of extreme weather changes and disasters on communities in vulnerable situations across the world will be a top priority, the...
Justice for Mr Price’s human trafficking victims in Vanuatu
The sentencing of four Bangladesh nationals implicated in what has been dubbed the biggest human trafficking case in Vanuatu as well as the region...
Commonwealth leaders set to meet for the first time in four years
Leaders from 54 countries will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, this week for the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the sixth time the...
French court upholds New Caledonia referendum outcome
A legal challenge aimed to annul the result of last December's referendum on New Caledonia's independence from France has failed.
The highest administrative court in...
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child congratulate Kiribati for raising...
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Kiribati, with Committee...
Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive...
Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of excessive force against a...
Vanuatu police crack down with arrests over ‘slander’ of MPs accused of breaking Covid...
A police crackdown in Vanuatu that has seen people arrested for allegedly posting comments on social media speculating politicians were responsible for the country’s...
Interim President Benny Wenda statement on West Papua: Indonesia must allow UN visit before...
I want to thank all the Pacific Elders for their recent statement supporting a visit to West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for...
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Samoa takes bold step towards global ocean governance with BBNJ Agreement workshop
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni has praised Samoa’s continued leadership in advancing the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity during the opening...
Rising seas force relocation in Solomon Islands
Sea level rise and other climate impacts—compounded by insecure land tenure, limited access to land, and inadequate government support—are undermining the rights of the...
No decisions expected on U.S aid changes for Pacific until April
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the United States will not make any decisions on aid funding for the Pacific region until...