PNG is back on the brink of a delta variant disaster
Complacency and vaccine hesitancy at all levels of society have left PNG wide open to delta infection. The country needs outside help – and...
Protect the Poor when fighting money laundering in the Pacific
By Lotte Schou-Zibell, Regional Director of the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office in Australia.
The risk of "de-risking" – the process...
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the...
By Kalolaine Fainu
Francis Tony is buried on an island that is shrinking.
The sea breaks on a shoreline that is now less than five...
CVF celebrates creation of UN Special rapporteur to protect Human rights in the context...
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) presided by Bangladesh celebrated the creation of a dedicated role to protect and promote human rights in the context...
AUKUS disrupts “a very peaceful part of planet earth”
By Nic Maclellan
With anti-nuclear sentiment on the rise across the islands, the Morrison government’s nuclear submarine ambitions have undercut the prime minister’s claim...
Atoll nation of Tuvalu adopts ‘cubes’ to step up nutritious food production
Tuvalu, a small atoll island nation in the Central Pacific Ocean, is one of few countries in the world to have so far evaded...
Depleting fishing grounds and the need to practice sustainable fishing at Titiana
By Ronald Toito'ona
The dual impacts of over-fishing and climate change appear to have resulted in the depletion of fish stocks on various common...
Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook
The NIWA and MetService assessment of named tropical cyclone (TC) activity indicates 9 to 12 named TCs could occur in the Southwest Pacific basin...
UNDP, PIF and UK Government call for increased effectiveness of Climate finance in the...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)...
United Kingdom pushing for ambitious Climate deal to support the Pacific
In just 22 days the City of Glasgow will welcome leaders from around the world together with Government officials, civil society, business leaders and...
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Pacific worker reprieve in coalition migration target
Pacific workers in Australia will not be reduced under proposed opposition changes to migration numbers.
The coalition are yet to unveil their proposed numbers for...
U.S territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the...
A U.S government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from...
Reverend Dr Jolami Lasawa elected President of Fiji Methodist Church for 2027
The Methodist Church in Fiji has announced the election of Reverend Dr Jolami Lasawa as President-elect, following the election held during the Church’s 2026...