PINA Statement on the Fiji Government’s decision to totally repeal the MIDA Act 2010
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) joins the Fijian Media Association (FMA) in welcoming the decision of the Coalition Govt in Fiji to repeal...
Interview with Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe
With Tuvalu Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe, speaking in Q and A mode in the margins of this week’s Pacific conference on statehood and...
Hawai’i prepares to host the 13th Festival of the Pacific Arts and Culture in...
Hawaii, a Polynesian State of the United States of America (USA) is the host of the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC),...
ISA negotiations enter their third week as the world says “no” to the largest...
This week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, negotiations to agree a ‘mining code’ get into their third week at...
We know how to keep warming below 1.5°C and avoid the worst impacts for...
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report, bringing together seven years of research from hundreds of experts. With...
Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s inaugural FDC Pacific Lecture
Op-ed by Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa
Talofa Lava and warm Pacific greetings. I'm honoured to be given the opportunity to deliver this Pacific Lecture, as has...
Why it’s time to give back to the ocean
By helping the ocean to recover, we can create a healthier, more sustainable and prosperous future for all.
By Marco Lambertini, Special Envoy to...
Global inertia on climate change is creating severe gap for development of Small Islands...
The Synthesis of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle confirms life-threatening risks to small island developing States, and challenges to sustainable development, if warming is...
Vanuatu’s existential climate threat: “Losing my country is not an option”
In the wake of the latest warning from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Pacific island nation renews calls for a global phaseout...
As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to...
By Ralph Regenvanu and Seve Paeniu
The cycle is repeating itself. A tropical cyclone of frightening strength strikes a Pacific island nation, and leaves a...
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Vanuatu becomes 112th State party to Cluster Munitions Convention
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Presidency has welcomed Vanuatu as the 112th State Party to the Convention, effective 1 March 2026.
In a statement,...
The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study...
Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on...
Palau steps up preparations for 55th Pacific Leaders Meeting
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Deputy Secretary General Esala Nayasi met Wednesday with Palau Minister of State Gustav Aitaro and members of Palau’s National...