Vunato Dump Site: Ticking Time Bomb Threatening Health and Environment
By Inoke Rabonu
A five-to-seven-minute drive outside of Lautoka’s central business district, one would find the Vunato Rubbish Dump - a grim testament to the...
New Caledonia riots highlight Pacific Islands priorities for PALM10
By Rieko Hayakawa
The 13 May riots in the French territory of New Caledonia took the world by surprise. The territory is a known tourist...
Widespread meth addiction in Fiji cultivated by international drug syndicates – expert
By Barbara Dreaver
Mexican drug cartels are using Fiji as a storage hub of vast amounts of meth aimed at the New Zealand and Australian...
Macron’s handling of New Caledonia is not working, we need a new way
New Caledonia needs a new referendum on independence, not more politics from Paris
By Jimmy Naouna
The unrest that has gripped Kanaky-New Caledonia is the direct...
PIF Chair, Mark Brown on the ITLOS Advisory opinion delivered on May 21, 2024
Statement by the Forum Chair and Prime Minister of Cook Islands, Mark Brown.
The Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, welcomed...
International Day of UN Peacekeepers: Fiji’s Enormous Contribution to Global Peacekeeping
By Dirk Wagener, UN Resident Coordinator to Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
29 May – the International Day of UN Peacekeeping –...
FLNKS bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
At a time when Kanaky New Caledonia is reconnecting with the dark days of the 1980s, those of the “Events”, the FLNKS was astonished...
Can the 4th International SIDS Conference Deliver a Climate and Development Deal for the...
By Dr Satyendra Prasad, Climate Lead – Abt Global and Fiji’s Former Ambassador to the UN
Next week, the United Nations will hold one of...
Preserving Fiji’s Iguana heritage: A conservation effort
In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji is known for its intense tropical beauty, vibrant culture and astonishing biodiversity.
Among its unique inhabitants, five...
Small Island Developing States can be Nature-Positive Leaders for the World
By Achim Steiner, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Small island developing states (SIDS) are scattered across the globe, dotting the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, the west...
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