Q&A: U.S considering security guarantees for three Pacific Island nations
U.S Congress is reviewing a proposal from President Joe Biden to create new security guarantees for three Pacific Island states: the Marshall Islands, Micronesia...
Celebrating youth Green Skills for good governance
By SONJA STEFANOVSKA-TRAJANOSKA, Anti-Corruption Adviser, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
Challenges We Face
Today, the world is grappling with a severe climate crisis that is...
NMHS and NDMO meeting provides next steps for closer collaboration to build resilient Pacific
The need to build new a structured engagement mechanism and pursue new approaches to strengthen collaboration between providers and users of climate information, is...
Why are world leaders racing to the Pacific Islands?
By Randy Mulyanto
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape is a busy host. Once a sleepy town, Port Moresby, the country’s capital, is...
Pacific Islands at a cliff edge
By Biman Chand Prasad
The Pacific Islands are now at a cliff edge. As a region, as countries and as peoples, we face some of...
China slams Fukushima water release plans, but will Japan be swayed?
By Cyril Ip
Beijing submitted a searing working paper to the United Nations opposing Tokyo’s plans to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear...
Combating plastic pollution in Fiji through Artivism
The pristine beauty of the Pacific Ocean, with its crystal-clear waters and vibrant marine life, has long been the pride of Pacific Island nations....
Metals bosses enjoy front row seat at UN deep-sea mining negotiations
By Matteo Civillini
Dozens of mining industry representatives joined government negotiating teams at high-stakes United Nations talks charting the future of controversial deep-sea mining last...
‘Double agents’: Fossil-fuel lobbyists work for U.S groups trying to fight climate crisis
By Oliver Milman
More than 1,500 lobbyists in the U.S are working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while at the same time representing hundreds of...
Conserving Hope: Nadogo District declares Islands as Turtle sanctuaries to revive Endangered populations
In a landmark declaration, the communities of Nadogo District representing 22 traditional tribes (yavusas), united to declare Nukuvadra and Katawaqa islands as community protected...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...