U.S, India engaging on Pacific Islands: Biden’s deputy assistant Kurt Campbell
As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Pacific Islands, Kurt Campbell, the White House Indo-Pacific coordinator and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden, has said...
Effective communication of disaster warnings saving lives in Fiji
Communication is key – especially when you are in the business of saving lives.
During their Ignite session on the second day of the Asia-Pacific...
Marshall Islands head: We must tame ‘climate change monster’
It was 31 years ago when the Marshall Islands’ first president, Amata Kabua, appeared before the UN General Assembly to sound the alarm over...
Fiji highlights foreign policy priorities of importance to blue Pacific at UNGA77
At the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) at the UN Headquarters in New York this week, Fiji expressed its foreign...
Samoa PM calls for more UN partners to endorse Vanuatu initiative
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has called on support from global partners to the Pacific to support the Forum Leaders endorsement of the...
Ukraine, climate emergency topical as Samoa welcomes Pacific SIDS to UNGA
Pacific leaders attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly for the first time since 2019 have met in a special event hosted by the...
Blinken to host ‘Blue Pacific’ event amid competition with China
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) countries on Thursday with the aim of better coordinating...
Vulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage
The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing to take on the richest economies with a demand for urgent finance – potentially including new taxes...
Pacific to seek deferment of UN vote for more lobby
Vanuatu and its regional coalition partners will be seeking a deferral of the vote on the climate justice initiative to the end of 2022,...
Pacific communities alerted to La Niña return
The declaration of a La Niña for the third consecutive year in the Pacific by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has come with a...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...