How Vanuatu’s climate campaign could save the world
The tiny island country has pushed the UN and the International Court of Justice to take unprecedented action that could help avert planetary catastrophe.
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Bridging the digital divide in Pacific island states
By Samoa PM, Fiame Naomi Mata‘afa
Small island developing states are facing a range of challenges due to their size, Isolation and vulnerability to...
PIF Regional Conference on Statehood and Protection of Persons affected by Sea-Level Rise looks...
Pacific and global officials, technical and legal experts concluded a Regional Conference on Statehood and Sea Level Rise, in Fiji last week.
Key recommendations for...
Protecting our Pacific mana
In the wake of last month’s Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji, Professor Steven Ratuva looks at the historical, political and ideological challenges that are...
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...
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Fiji Military Commander Kalouniwai given option to extend term, PM Rabuka reveals
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