If a diabetes policy of diet and exercise keeps failing, is it time for...
By Amy McLennan
Fifty years ago, a diabetes survey in the Republic of Nauru concluded that a third of Nauruans had type 2 diabetes. It...
Fijian Media Association AGM outcome
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) conducted its annual general meeting on Friday (22 March 2024), at the Fiji Museum in Suva, where it reviewed...
America’s human experiments in the Marshall Islands demand Justice
By Camilla Pohle
Members of a U.S Senate hearing on 14 March said that Washington’s relationships with Pacific Island countries are based on respect. If...
IMO agrees possible outline for maritime “net-zero framework”
International Maritime Organisation IMO has agreed on an illustration of a possible draft outline of an “IMO net-zero framework” for cutting greenhouse gas emissions...
Pacific leaders must hold Japan accountable at PALM10 for Fukushima nuclear waste
Op-ed by Joey Tau
Last month’s visit to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat by Japanese Foreign Minister, Yōko Kamikawa, to convene an interim Ministerial meeting...
Blue Pacific – an Ocean of Peace
By Satyendra Prasad
The Blue Pacific as an Ocean of Peace has evolved as one the core ideas of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and...
Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans
By Rebecca Kessler
Chris Malgan sits in his outrigger canoe, singing and shaking a ring of coconut shells in the water next to the...
Blog: Why gender matters in climate finance
By Keshav Dash, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisor to Tuvalu and Dr Deepa Pullanikkatil, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisor to Fiji
Climate change and...
A Dysfunctional Family: How Australia can and should repair its relationships with the Pacific...
Analysis by Liam Moore
The prevailing strategic culture in Australian foreign policy circles that view Pacific Island states in instrumental and paternalistic ways is unproductive....
A “climate defence force” for the Pacific
By harnessing human, environmental and resource security, Canberra can counter Beijing’s coercive tactics in the region.
By Thomas Lonergan
During the summer political slumber, Australian Defence...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...