World Ocean Day Message Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Dr Filimon Manoni- 08 June 2024
Today, we join the rest of our Blue Planet in celebrating the vitality of our ocean on World Ocean Day. Since its inception in...
Pacific Small Islands Developing States call for accelerated global efforts to address climate change
As a regional group, the voice of our Pacific Small Islands Developing States resonated across the Fourth International Conference on Small Islands Developing States...
Cook Islands calls for countries on the frontlines of climate change to have national...
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has called for countries on the frontlines of climate change to have their national debt forgiven.
Stressed during a...
Weather Ready Pacific, a Pacific-led solution for Pacific Islands resilience designed by us, for...
The Weather Ready Pacific Programme of Investment, a landmark Pacific Island solution for Pacific Islands challenges to resiliency was magnified at the Fourth International...
More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’
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Climate groups say Australia must advocate for loss and damage finance for Pacific at...
Civil society groups from across Australia and the Pacific are calling on the Australian Government to champion loss and damage finance for Pacific Island...
Crucial conversations on Climate, Health and Education on the margins of SIDS4
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As Tuvalu battles sea level rise, the greatest threat to its survival, the island nation also faces great challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development...
Leadership by Small Islands Developing States magnified by the Cook Islands at SIDS4
Taking the floor, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown shone the spotlight on Pacific Island led solutions for climate change challenges faced by SIDS,...
New $135 million initiative will support Small Island Developing States to tackle drivers of...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility launched a new US$135 million Blue and Green Islands Integrated Programme (BGI-IP) today...
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Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation's police force.
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Solomon Islands government’s move to amend the constitution which proposed an extended timeframe to allow for the establishment of the Constituent Assembly was defeated...
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