Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder nuclear weapons remain global threat
Despite the annihilation of two major Japanese cities in 1945, atomic bombs have not been relegated to the pages of history books, but continue...
Pacific collective oppose Japanese Government utility company’s plans to dump radioactive waste in the...
The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues (the Collective) representing Pacific civil society organisations (CSOs) strongly opposes the plans of the Japanese Government and the...
Has COVID-19 ended seafaring for Kiribati?
Written by Maria Borovnik, Charlotte Bedford, Rochelle Bailey
The Kiribati government closed their international border late in March 2020, to keep their island population...
How the Glasgow dialogue can deliver finance for victims of the climate crisis?
It is important to seize this opportunity to get dedicated support for people on the front lines of climate impacts, urgently and based on...
A plea to make widespread environmental damage an International Crime takes Centre stage at...
By Katie Surma
The campaign to make ecocide an international crime took center stage in the Hague on Tuesday as Bangladesh, Samoa and Vanuatu...
2022 Tide Prediction Calendars released; a new calendar for Ebeye-Marshall Islands
Tide Prediction Calendars for 24 Pacific locations were distributed last week to National Meteorological Services and ocean stakeholders around the region to assist in...
Kiribati President reinforces integrity commitments at world forum
The world’s major anti-corruption conference began this week in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with Kiribati joining 152 other countries to advance the UN Convention against...
La Niña just raised sea levels in the western Pacific by up to 20cm....
By Shayne McGregor
Severe coastal flooding inundated islands and atolls across the western equatorial Pacific last week, with widespread damage to buildings and food...
Strengthening a nuclear-free Pacific — Rarotonga Treaty 2021 talks
States Parties to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, the Treaty of Rarotonga, are advancing efforts to secure the entire Blue Pacific as...
New Zealand Government eyes ‘Pacific preference’ in immigration to boost region
By Sam Sachdeva
The Government has marked the first anniversary of a polarising Pacific trade deal with talk of expanding a seasonal worker scheme into...
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Fiji’s Government says there is no need to declare a State of Emergency, assuring the public that national security conditions remain stable following a...
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says press freedom must be matched with responsibility, warning that journalism today is defined not by speed, but...
Forum SG Waqa tells Pacific leaders 2050 Strategy must deliver results
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says the region must move beyond plans and deliver real results under the 2050 Strategy, warning that...