Overcoming suspicion: reconciliation for Australia and Bougainville
The angry reaction to Richard Marles’ comments should be a warning to Canberra about the need to settle past grievances.
By Anthony Regan
During a visit...
Experts debate a watershed moment that could see the world’s highest court adjudicate a...
The Commonwealth Foundation convened leading experts on climate law and finance to discuss how small island nations are using legal action to achieve compensation...
Re-sourcing, Infrastructure, Rivalries: Who Benefits?
An infrastructure map ‘All that Blue, That is my Dream” released by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) Thursday has provided a visual representation...
Fiji academic warns over media ‘climate injustice’ in open access webinar
By David Robie
A Fiji-based academic challenged the Pacific region’s media and policymakers Wednesday over climate crisis coverage, asking whether the discriminatory style of...
Joint Statement: 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' Meeting, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, was held in Busan on...
Why Tuvalu still chooses Taiwan
By Joel Atkinson, HUFS
In his recent visit to Taipei, Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister Kausea Natano declared that Tuvalu would ‘continue to stand firm...
The UN in FSM milestones and the way forward
A year ago, on 1st October 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed the first Resident Coordinator Micronesia, Jaap van Hierden, to head the UN’s...
The UN in RMI, the nuclear legacy, climate justice and the way forward
A year ago, on 1st October 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed the first Resident Coordinator Micronesia, Jaap van Hierden, to head the UN’s...
INTERVIEW: Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’
Ian Fry, Australian National University Professor and Tuvalu’s former ambassador for Climate Change for over 21 years, was appointed in May by the UN...
Pacific Youth Summit 2022: Stepping up for Corruption-Resilient 2050 Blue Pacific
Advancement of governance agenda in the Pacific finds a new and powerful youth voice.
Over 1,000 Pacific youth leaders, students and young professionals convened at...
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PINA Statement for World Press Freedom Day 2026
By President, Kalafi Moala
On this World Press Freedom Day, we gather under a powerful and timely theme: “Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting...
Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
The...
Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...