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...
Enhanced support for ocean conservation should consider Pacific’s special circumstances
As a large ocean state, Palau has called on the United Nations Ocean partners for enhanced support for the conservation and sustainable use of...
Pacific voices crucial in global plastic treaty – Greenpeace
There are calls for Pacific and indigenous voices to be at the forefront of global plastics treaty talks, along with stronger action from New...
‘We worry about the future,’ Pacific youth advocate for survival at COP15
Youth representatives from Pacific islands attending the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montreal Canada this week,...
There is no plan B, Kingdom of Tonga encourages spirit of compromise at biodiversity...
As negotiations between 196 parties continue with the goal of reaching an ambitious post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt biodiversity loss, the Kingdom of...
OACPS to support Vanuatu draft resolution seeking climate justice at UN court
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
The 79 member states of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have indicated that...
Pacific woman at the helm of Tuna Commission grateful to lead the multilateral organisation
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
One of the strong Pacific women leaders in Fisheries says news of her appointment to head the Pacific...
Japan’s plan to release nuke wastewater in Pacific Ocean will be devastating: New WCPFC...
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The newly appointed executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission(WCPFC) tasked to take on the...
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...
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Forum Leaders face major decisions on Regional Architecture, Security and Partnerships
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will next week consider major decisions on regional architecture, political leadership, security, partnerships and regional...
‘Our Ocean story is the Pacific story’: Dr Manoni calls on media to drive...
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni has called on Pacific journalists to strengthen ocean reporting, saying the future of...
‘Keep Leaders accountable, Public informed’: Forum SG Waqa tells Pacific Media
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has urged regional journalists to provide clear, factual and ethical coverage of leaders' decisions...