Ask the Expert: Dr Oldman Koboto on COP28 climate talks
Dr Oldman Oduetse Koboto is Adviser and Manager of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH), based in Mauritius. He leads CCFAH’s work to...
UN Priorities and Sustainable Development in the Micronesia
By Jaap van Hierden
Today, 24 October 2023, we mark the 78th Anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With...
Heat on UAE to give COP28 ambitious edge we need
By RR Rashmi, The Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi
To meet climate goals, countries will have to get far more ambitious and quickly....
World Food Forum: Bridging technological gaps in Low- and Middle-income countries and Small Island...
Making data, information, knowledge, investment and innovation available for all, especially for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), will...
Increasing women’s representation in Pacific politics: ‘give it time’ is not the answer
By Kerryn Baker and Theresa Meki
Independent states in the Pacific region have the lowest levels of women’s political representation in the world. Fewer than...
Joint statement between China and Papua New Guinea
The People's Republic of China and Papua New Guinea on Tuesday issued a joint statement.
At the invitation of the People's Republic of China, Prime...
The Pacific’s Carbon Credit Market – Promise and Challenge
Opinion piece by Caleb Jarvis, PTI Australia's Trade and Investment Commissioner
The global thrust towards sustainability is irrefutable. From the vantage point of Pacific Island...
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
By Angie Bone, Karin Leder, Tin Tin Su and Tony Capon
The climate crisis is already affecting millions: bringing death, injuries and mental health consequences,...
Black mist across the desert
By Nic Maclellan
Yami Lester was ten years old when a British atomic weapon, codenamed Totem 1, was detonated at Emu Field on 15 October...
Neocolonialism in the Pacific: Fukushima radiation and deep sea mining
By Aden Miles Morunga
When will the world stop colonising the Pacific?
The Pacific Ocean is home to species of cultural and environmental importance.
The Fukushima radioactive...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...