“We can achieve biggest goal together”: Australian Foreign Minister on Pacific Islands Forum
“We can only achieve our biggest goals by working together” - Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on why the Pacific Islands Forum is more...
Outgoing Forum Chair Mark Brown reflects on challenging times
By Nic Maclellan
“We’ve been mindful that our region is of great interest from a geopolitical perspective over the last few years or so,” says...
Pacific’s Leaders Preparing for a Post 1.5 Celsius World
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
Tonga – the 6th most climate vulnerable nation in the World hosts Pacific leaders this week. Tonga grabbed international attention last...
Forum delays mission to New Caledonia, after diplomatic wrangling
By Nic Maclellan
The Pacific Islands Forum has postponed a planned monitoring mission to New Caledonia.
The delegation, involving three prime ministers, had intended to visit...
Polycrisis in the Pacific: How leaders will respond at the PIF Summit in Tonga
By Mihai Sora
The Pacific region is facing a “polycrisis”, said Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at a Pacific security conference in Suva in June.
The...
Eastern Pacific Fisheries Managers Have Prime Opportunity to Boost Sustainability
By Esther Wozniak
The eastern Pacific Ocean is home to some of the most consistently productive fisheries in the world, including those for numerous...
Australia and NZ statement on Partners in the Pacific
Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon acknowledged Australia’s and New Zealand’s future success is inextricably tied to that of...
The Power of Regionalism: the vital role of the Pacific Islands Parliaments Group
By Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Parliament of Tonga, Munkhtuya Altangerel, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
The vast Pacific Ocean binds our island...
Bougainville in Transition
By Dr Naihuwo Ahai PhD, Governance and Development Specialist, Buka
It is now 35 years since the Bougainville crisis erupted and 23 years after...
Amid Illicit drug boom, Is the Pacific’s regional security architecture fit for purpose?
By Jose Sousa-Santos
In January, Fiji police seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamine during two raids in Nadi, marking one of the largest...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
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Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...