Rare earths, rough seas: FSM at the crossroads of U.S-China resource rivalry
By Joyce McClure
China’s new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals are reverberating across the Pacific, raising concerns that the Federated States of...
COP30 and COP31 will test middle powers in a climate of opportunity
Brazil and Australia must prove they can pivot from commodity extraction to clean industrial innovation.
By Martin Geissdoerfer, Trang Nguyen
With COP30 about to begin,...
Pacific Peoples’ mission exposes harsh realities of injustice under French rule in Kanaky New...
A new report by the Pacific Peoples’ Mission to Kanaky New Caledonia has found that France’s management of the territory continues to undermine Kanak...
Dare to be better – a timely call to action ahead of COP30
By Marie McInerney
As world leaders meet in Brazil this week (6 and 7 November) ahead of the COP30 UN climate negotiations, Indigenous and climate...
Small Island States sound the alarm as major polluters stall: What to expect from...
While major polluters continue to fall short on climate commitments, notably the United States, blocs of small nations such as the Alliance of Small...
U.S nuclear weapons testing can forever scar a nation. Just ask the Marshall Islands
By Brad Lendon
U.S President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume testing of nuclear weapons last week has experts scratching their heads.
What...
Pacific leaders to convene in Palau for 2nd Pacific Disaster Risk Management Ministers Meeting
Pacific Island countries and territories will gather in Palau from 4-5 November 2025, for the 2nd Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting, as...
Pacific eyes turn to COP30: Hope, skepticism, and the weight of the ICJ ruling
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
The stage is set, and Brazil is ready to host COP30 in the coming weeks. But across the Pacific, there’s...
Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development Strengthens Collective Commitment to the 2030 Agenda
The 9th Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (PFSD) met at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva, Fiji on 29 and 30 October.
Co-hosted...
COP30 – Can the World deliver a consensus that secures the Blue Pacific?
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
Pacific’s leaders and civil society have been actively preparing for the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30) for months...
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Fiji Law Society urges President to implement JSC recommendation on FICAC leadership
The Fiji Law Society has called for the immediate implementation of the Judicial Services Commission’s recommendation regarding the leadership of the Fiji Independent Commission...
Pacific Leadership must shape outcomes at COP31 Pre COP
The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network has acknowledged the announcement by the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) that Fiji will host the...
Gambia chairs first OACPS Ambassadors meeting ahead of Malabo Summit
The Ambassador of Gambia, Musa Jobarteh has chaired his first meeting as Chair of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Committee...