COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday...
Fiji calls for climate resilience to be at the core of UN peace and...
Fiji joined 113 member states of the United Nations who called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to integrate climate resilience into the...
Australia accused of Pacific climate change con
Australia is wrongly claiming Pacific funding projects with no environmental benefit as climate adaption aid, according to a report authorised by Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
The...
Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Talking about who is responsible for climate change is a fraught debate – even more so when it comes to who ought...
Fiji government addresses plan to rip up reef
The Fijian government has made clear it won’t approve any proposal that damages the environment following a Newsroom investigation that exposed a New Zealand-registered...
Over 53,000 displaced by king tides in PNG
More than 53,000 people in the coastal areas and atolls have been displaced and affected by king tides in Papua New Guinea, the National...
Palau gets vehicles, protocol training from Indonesia ahead of Our Ocean Conference
Palau last week received 10 police vehicles and four protocol cars from The Indonesian government in support of preparations for the upcoming Our Ocean...
Villagers file human rights complaint over plan for giant PNG goldmine
More than 2,000 people in 60 villages in Papua New Guinea’s north – where the country’s largest gold, copper and silver mine is slated...
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now ‘an immense floating plastic habitat’
A giant patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean is now "an immense floating plastic habitat" for marine animals clinging to its plastic debris,...
Glasgow Climate Change Conference: A Glass Half Empty
By Ian Fry
For many, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, was a significant disappointment. Much had been promised by the UK...
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Trump signs order to further restrict entry of foreign nationals to U.S, includes Tonga
U.S President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Tuesday that further restricts and limits the entry of foreign nationals to the United States, the...
Pacific Islands Forum warns UN human trafficking is a growing threat in the Pacific
Solomon Islands’ UN envoy Jane Waetara addressed the General Assembly review of the Global Plan of Action on human trafficking on behalf of Pacific...
Tuvalu condemns Bondi attack, Stands with Australia
The Government of Tuvalu has condemned the deadly attack at Bondi Beach and expressed solidarity with Australia, offering condolences to the victims and their...