Pacific atoll nations launch global plan to preserve heritage
Pacific atoll nations on Wednesday launched a new global partnership to preserve their sovereignty and heritage as their countries disappear under rising seas triggered...
Youths amplifying Pacific voices at UN meeting
By Sanjeshni Kumar
Pacific youths have amplified their efforts to save their island homes and are calling on the world’s biggest emitters to commit...
1.5 degree climate pledge ‘on life support’, Guterres tells leaders during frank exchanges
During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government, held on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called...
U.S, India engaging on Pacific Islands: Biden’s deputy assistant Kurt Campbell
As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Pacific Islands, Kurt Campbell, the White House Indo-Pacific coordinator and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden, has said...
PM Hu’akavameiliku highlights Tonga’s case at ‘Ocean Nations’ meeting”
Tongan Prime Minister, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, highlighted Tonga case on Day Two of the "Ocean Nations: An Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue" at the United Nations...
Effective communication of disaster warnings saving lives in Fiji
Communication is key – especially when you are in the business of saving lives.
During their Ignite session on the second day of the Asia-Pacific...
Marshall Islands head: We must tame ‘climate change monster’
It was 31 years ago when the Marshall Islands’ first president, Amata Kabua, appeared before the UN General Assembly to sound the alarm over...
Marshall Islands urges U.S to better address nuclear legacy, climate
The president of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday welcomed what he called progress towards a new association agreement with the United States, but said...
Fiji highlights foreign policy priorities of importance to blue Pacific at UNGA77
At the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) at the UN Headquarters in New York this week, Fiji expressed its foreign...
Samoa PM calls for more UN partners to endorse Vanuatu initiative
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has called on support from global partners to the Pacific to support the Forum Leaders endorsement of the...
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China expands Policing footprint in Pacific as influence grows
China is expanding its policing footprint across the Pacific, moving from basic training support to more operational involvement in several island countries, raising the...
Tuvalu boosts Maritime Security with new Patrol vessel from Japan, UNODC
Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ
Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
Both are category...