Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said...
Delivering quality education in Small Island Developing States
By Simona Marinescu, Resident Coordinator of the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tokelau
With 147 million children around the world missing half of their in-person...
Meth is turning Fiji from a Tropical Paradise into a narco’s playground
The Pacific island has become collateral damage in the global drug trade, as an influx of meth fuels a rise in sex work, poverty...
Does Bougainville need a new anti-corruption law?
By Joseph Nobetau
Recently, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama announced his government’s intention to enact a new anti-corruption law.
The president, who campaigned on a platform...
Manasseh Sogavare: the ‘paranoid’ Pacific leader tormenting Canberra
By Matthew Knott
When Anthony Albanese met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji in July, the Australian...
Shuttle diplomacy to the queen’s funeral an opportunity for Australia and the Pacific
By Richard Herr
The state funeral of a respected international leader is always a solemn event but inevitably also an occasion for an impromptu...
Forum SG Henry Puna statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
It's with deep sadness, respect, and gratitude that I, the Forum secretariat families and our Pacific nations join the world in mourning the passing...
Plastic pollution could put 2.3 million Pacific Islanders’ livelihoods at stake
By Sanjeshni Kumar
In seven to eight years, the Pacific will no longer be able to rely on the ocean for food security or as...
Pacific Climate Change Centre builds capacity of Pacific officials on Access to Climate Resilience
Twenty-eight participants from 10 Pacific countries and Timor-Leste have completed the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) executive training on “Understanding Access to Climate Finance...
U.S looking to lock in Pacific with New Economic Framework
By Adam Wolfenden Campaigner, Pacific Network on Globalisation
This Week Trade Ministers from eleven countries will meet with the view to launch negotiations for...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...