Guterres announces ‘no nonsense’ climate action summit; calls for practical solutions
The UN chief said on Monday he was determined to make 2023 “a year for peace” and a “year for action”, highlighting the need...
Hiroshima survivor pleads for halt of radioactive waste dump in Pacific Ocean
Japan is standing its ground over the planned discharge of treated radioactive waste from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean in 2023 despite strong opposition...
Opinion: Climate justice delayed is justice denied
By Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC and Dr Nazia Mintz Habib FRSA, Founder of the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development.
At COP27 there was...
UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity
The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 percent of the planet’s lands,...
Punching above its weight, Pacific pushes for ship polluters to pay
By Robert Iroga in London
Punching above our weight has been the statement echoed in London this week to describe the tiny Pacific’s bold...
SIDS Coalition for Nature launched with Call for Action at biodiversity negotiations
As negotiations to secure an ambitious landmark framework to protect and restore nature around the world continue at COP15, several Small Island Developing States...
NZ and Pacific urged to ‘step up’ against Japan’s nuclear plan
Japan’s decision to discharge nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean for the next 30 years has been condemned by a Pacific alliance.
And the group...
SPREP supports one Pacific Voice on biodiversity at COP15
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as the mandated inter-governmental organisation of the Pacific island countries to protect the Pacific environment,...
Falemaka urges Pacific to work together to advance interests in WTO matters
PIFS ambassador urged Pacific to work together to advance interests in WTO and be more active in the discussions in putting forward issues that...
Former Australian Coalition should have set higher climate target, says Birmingham
The former Australian Coalition government’s failure to set more ambitious climate change targets hurt Australia’s standing in the Pacific, senior Liberal Simon Birmingham has...
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Dr Aqorau questions Pacific regionalism’s impact, calls for focus on results
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has challenged Pacific leaders and regional institutions to assess whether decades of regional declarations...
Pacific leaders call for stronger regional cooperation at Pacific Peace and Security dialogue
Pacific leaders and regional stakeholders have emphasised the importance of collective action, cooperation, and Pacific-led solutions in addressing the growing security challenges facing the...
Tuvalu marks 80 Years since Kioa purchase, PM Teo honours Vaitupu vision
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has paid tribute to the foresight of Vaitupu leaders who purchased Kioa Island in Fiji 80 years ago, describing...