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...
Samoa PM Fiame opens 4th Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference
Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, has officially opened the fourth iteration of the Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference (POPCCC), reminding that Pacific...
Rediscovering the lost Kulawai: Fiji’s effort to save a vanishing bird
In the lush forests of Fiji, the Red-throated Lorikeet (Charmosyna amabilis), known locally as the ‘Kulawai’, was once a familiar sight.
This small, shy bird,...
Antigua and Barbuda PM hopes for high impact conference charting course for small island...
The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) is heading to Antigua and Barbuda later this month with “human survivability and protecting...
Pacific groups call on the UN and Pacific Leaders to intervene in Kanaky-New Caledonia
France unfit to administer decolonisation process
The Pacific Regional Non-Governmental Organisations (PRNGOs) Alliance joins the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) and other Kanaky-New...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...