Pacific to seek deferment of UN vote for more lobby
Vanuatu and its regional coalition partners will be seeking a deferral of the vote on the climate justice initiative to the end of 2022,...
Pacific communities alerted to La Niña return
The declaration of a La Niña for the third consecutive year in the Pacific by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has come with a...
Pacific sharpens focus on loss and damage in preparations for COP27
Loss and damage caused by the climate crisis was the focus of a half-day in depth workshop for Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)...
Pacific inclusion is critical in this year’s AMCDRR: Mami
The inclusion of Pacific Island countries, such as Fiji to the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction(AMCDRR) is critical during these trying times.
This...
‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted: UN chief
Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is “one of the biggest challenges facing our world,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Compact...
Kiribati could ‘not be habitable beyond 2060′
Former Kiribati President Anote Tong says a report indicates that Kiribati could “not be habitable beyond 2060”.
“Now the question really is, what happens then....
Pacific ministers endorse Fiji Military’s Blackrock camp as disaster relief depot
Pacific countries have officially agreed to use the Fijian Military's Blackrock Camp as a regional humanitarian relief depot.
Fiji's Disaster Minister Inia Seruiratu announced the...
Pacific Disaster Ministers show leadership, Goodwill and a future vision to build a safer...
Pacific Disaster Ministers have committed to the inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Declaration of Commitment to Action towards a safer and more resilient region...
Pacific Islands students target UN court as key weapon to fight climate change
In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South...
Pacific youth hold flotilla down New York rivers calling on vote for climate justice...
Pacific activists and students, joined by New York climate activists and Indigenous representatives, held a climate justice flotilla on Saturday sailing past the UN...
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Australia, PNG push ahead with Pukpuk treaty as Wong backs U.S-Iran Deal
Australia and Papua New Guinea have reaffirmed their commitment to bringing the Pukpuk Treaty into force, with Foreign Ministers Penny Wong and Justin Tkatchenko...
Regional security pact proposal gets support
Australia and Papua New Guinea have thrown their support behind greater Pacific security cooperation, with both countries endorsing efforts to explore a regional security...
Decarbonisation necessary for a sustainable future, Pacific experts warn
Energy experts from across the Pacific have warned the transition to renewable energy must learn from the past, speaking at a panel during the...