Op-Ed: In a sea of climate disappointment, the ocean must take centre stage in...
By Henry Puna, Pacific Ocean Commissioner and Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum
This year, our Leaders endorsed the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent,...
Vanuatu confident of reaching required votes for ICJAO
By Anita Roberts
Vanuatu and its coalition partners for the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion (ICJAO) resolution are confident of reaching the required...
Pacific Islands fight for existence before rising sea levels swallow them up
By Lara BULLENS
Although they contribute less than 0.03 percent of the world’s total carbon emissions, Pacific Islands are at the front line of...
Youth Parliament speaker: Tonga is sinking
There were strong, sincere statements and lamentations for Tonga, which has been severely hit by climate change.
That was how contributions from visiting Commonwealth Youth...
World’s most important tuna stocks face long-term sustainability risk
The long-term sustainability of the world’s most important tuna stocks – those in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) – will be at risk...
Torres Strait Islands leader says region ‘neglected’, following COP27 deal
A Torres Strait Islands leader who was part of a landmark climate change legal victory says the COP27 summit agreement and Australia's commitment to...
Pacific climate champion lauds Loss and Damage outcome from COP27 –but net zero, fossil...
Tuvalu's Minister of Finance Seve Paeniu has praised the decision by the UN climate summit in Egypt, known as COP27, to formally recognise loss...
Pacific leaders celebrate COP27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
Pacific leaders and climate activists are celebrating the establishment of a loss and damage financing mechanism in the COP27 agreement, three decades after they...
Least Developed Countries Group welcomes COP27 outcomes in establishing a fund to address loss...
Following the closing of COP27 Sunday, the Least Developed Countries Group(LDC) Group representing 46 countries most vulnerable to climate change while contributing the least,...
The Pacific region is under threat – we must act now to mobilise climate...
Blog by Labanya Prakash Jena, Commonwealth Regional Climate Finance Adviser, Indo-Pacific region
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) – 14 small island developing nations in the...
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Fiji abstains as UN adopts resolution on protecting humanitarian and UN personnel
Fiji was among six countries that abstained when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety and security of humanitarian workers...
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka appointed new Cook Islands foreign affairs and Immigration secretary
The Cook Islands Public Service Commission has announced Elizabeth Wright-Koteka’s appointment as Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI), effective 1...
NZ helps strengthen Pacific aviation security
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced New Zealand will invest an additional $13.3 million (US$7.69 million), over five years, to strengthen aviation security in...