NZ commits $1.3bn to climate change aid
New Zealand has carved off a sizeable chunk of its foreign aid budget towards combating climate change, committing NZ$1.3 billion(US$920,000) to support vulnerable communities.
The...
PNG Government passes Bill on climate change
Papua New Guinea will join hands with its Pacific neighbours to strengthen and amplify the voices calling for global action to address climate change...
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the...
By Kalolaine Fainu
Francis Tony is buried on an island that is shrinking.
The sea breaks on a shoreline that is now less than five...
Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
Projected sea level rise would mean 40 percent of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire...
Now Morrison is going to COP26, he must take a meaningful climate target: Greenpeace
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that he will attend the COP26 Climate Summit, after weeks of threatening not to attend, has been labelled...
COP26: Amplifying Pacific voices at Glasgow conference
The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches(PCC), Reverend James Bhagwan, says its vital Pacific voices are heard at the UN's Climate Change...
COP26 should be a turning point for leaders: UK High Commissioner Edgar
The British High Commissioner to Fiji is hoping that COP26 will be a turning point in which the world’s governments and leaders start taking...
UN resolution on Climate Change rapporteur a boost for Pacific-SG Puna
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the latest UN Human Rights Council vote for a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...
CVF celebrates creation of UN Special rapporteur to protect Human rights in the context...
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) presided by Bangladesh celebrated the creation of a dedicated role to protect and promote human rights in the context...
Pacific countries face COVID-19 hurdles to get to COP 26 climate talks
Several Pacific Island countries have ruled out attending the COP 26 global climate change talks next month citing challenges around COVID-19 restrictions, quarantine and...
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China steps up efforts to win Palau but President Whipps says he won’t cave...
Beijing has been dangling lures in a bid to convince Palau to sever ties with Taiwan and switch to China, President Surangel Whipps Jr...
Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party
Neither advocates nor opponents of a security pact with Beijing won a majority in the Solomon Islands' parliamentary elections, results announced Wednesday for the...
UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants...