Who’s responsible when you’re blown up by a World War Two bomb today?
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Imagine living in a city that is still littered with bombs from about 80 years ago – and then one exploding....
How ADB is Spearheading Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific
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Commonwealth statement on the attempted deportation and arbitrary detention of High Court Judge David...
The Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association (CMJA),Commonwealth Lawyers Association(CLA) and Commonwealth Legal Education Association(CLEA) are deeply concerned about the attempted deportation from Kiribati and...
Understanding tools for Protected Area Management Effectiveness in the Pacific
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Fiji and SPREP commit to integrated approaches to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and...
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Pacific to set priorities for an international binding agreement on plastics
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FSM Government statement on U.S-China relations and the impact of high-level visit to Taiwan
Recently, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) became aware of a high-level visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the U.S...
Statement by Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna on the UNGA resolution recognising...
I join the chorus of international support for the landmark resolution recognising the right to access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as...
New FAO project to boost Vanuatu’s capacity for implementing National Census of Agriculture 2022
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Vanuatu launched a new project to support the country in conducting...
UN visits Vanuatu after two years of closed borders
This week, a team from the United Nations (UN) landed in Vanuatu for the first time since COVID-19 closed Vanuatu’s borders in 2020.
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Chinese Taipei compromise clears way for landmark South Pacific Albacore deal
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Friday adopted a long-awaited management procedure for South Pacific albacore...
Fiji hails ‘monumental’ South Pacific Albacore breakthrough at WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Fiji says the adoption of the South Pacific Albacore Management Procedure (MP) at WCPFC22 in Manila is a “monumental...
WCPFC adopts landmark South Pacific albacore management procedure after years of deadlock
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) wrapped up its annual meeting in Manila Friday with a major...