“We’re suffering”: Why climate finance is so important for Pacific countries
Pacific leaders like Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama have had enough.
Speaking at a recent international climate forum hosted by the former U.S vice president...
Solomon Islanders bearing witness to climate change
By Ben Bilua
In the Western Province, climate change has spelt death for many islands, but it has also given birth to one.
Across the...
Fiji’s PM: Go to Glasgow with commitments
Opinion by Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji
The upcoming COP26 UN summit in Glasgow must secure serious collective action to address the climate...
Marshall Islands calls for global collaboration on twin crises
The Marshall Islands is urging collective global action over both the climate crisis and the pandemic.
A low lying island country which has been a...
NZ climate grants $1.3bn welcomed by Cook Islands Prime Minister
Cook Islands Prime Minister and COP 26 Pacific Political Champion for Climate Finance, Mark Brown, has welcomed New Zealand's recent announcement of $1.3bn (US$920...
Ten questions: Micronesia’s President David Panuelo fronts up
Geopolitical competition in the Pacific is not necessarily the heated knife fight that international media often make it out to be.
That's according to the...
Six Pacific countries submit enhanced NDC
Fiji is one of six Pacific Island countries to have submitted its enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in the 2020/2021 timeframe.
Regional NDC Hub Project...
Palau delegation to attend COP26 in Glasgow amid COVID- 19 hurdles
Palau is sending a delegation headed by President Surangel Whipps Jr to Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 climate conference.
Palau will be one of the...
Australia set to disappoint key allies on 2030 emissions target
Australia’s decision not to boost its 2030 emissions reduction target will disappoint key allies that have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to do...
UK PM Johnson and Bainimarama talk COP26 and international climate financing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama Monday, a press statement from 10 Downing Street stated.
The two leaders discussed the...
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Fiji PM Rabuka says resignation an option if appeal fails
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will consider resigning if the Government’s appeal against a High Court ruling on the dismissal of former...
Australia does what it can as U.S aid cuts savage PNG
Care International lost funding for several projects in the Pacific following the U.S retreat from foreign aid.
In January last year, Havini Vira was overseeing...
Fiji set to host Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting on advancing rule of law
Fiji will host the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting from 09 to 12 February 2026 in Nadi.
About 150 delegates, including attorneys general, justice ministers and...