Pacific nations appeal for solidarity to combat COVID-19 and climate change
Pacific Island leaders speaking in the UN General Assembly on Saturday underlined the need for global solidarity, commitment and action to tackle COVID-19 and...
Vanuatu to push international court for climate change opinion
-Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from...
Pacific Leaders meet with United Nations Secretary-General
Pacific Leaders met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 23 September 2021 in a virtual meeting held on the margins of the high-level...
‘Catastrophic pathway’: UN secretary general urges action to save Pacific lives
The Secretary General of the United Nations has told Pacific nations that a 45 percent cut in emissions by 2030 was needed globally to...
Fijian PM calls for solidarity amongst SIDS to respond to climate crisis
At the meeting for leaders from the Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS), Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted the urgent need for challenges...
UN SG’s António Guterres remarks at virtual meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders
Thank you for the opportunity to once again address the Pacific Islands Forum.
Your nations are confronting a dual crisis of climate change and the...
Fiji joins UN’s efforts for prompt and effective measures against racism
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment towards the advancement of the United Nation’s mandate on the creation of societies based on fairness, equality, respect and...
Investors take flight from The Metals Company- Pacific Island countries should do the same
Pacific civil society warns that prospective deep sea miner, The Metals Company (TMC) may well go down the same path as the failed Nautilus...
WTO Fisheries subsidies process changes to disadvantage developing countries
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is altering the process for negotiations to curb fisheries subsidies in a manner that will make it harder for...
Australian nuclear-powered submarine deal raises concerns in the region, strikes at heart of Pacific...
Nuclear activists have hit out at Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines in partnership with the United States and United Kingdom.
It's Australia's most significant...
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Commonwealth SG urges global financial reforms to ease small states’ debt burden
Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey has called for urgent reform of the international financial system, saying small states must have better access to affordable financing...
Solomon Islands pushes constitutional reforms to curb political instability
The Solomon Islands Government is advancing a package of constitutional reforms aimed at curbing political instability, strengthening parliamentary governance and protecting the independence of...
Pacific groups condemn EU-Kanaky nickel deal over lack of Kanak consent
Pacific civil society organisations have condemned the European Union's nickel agreement with the Government of Kanaky New Caledonia, warning that the deal risks deepening...