Pacific Forum Leaders urge targeted assistance to support Smaller Island States priorities
Leaders of the Smaller Island States (SIS) met in Tonga last week on 27 August to discuss priorities for this group within the Pacific...
Forum Leaders support review of regional architecture
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed a major review of the region's governance structure, aiming to align the framework with the 2050 Strategy for...
Taiwan slams China ‘intervention’ after Pacific bloc alters statement
The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry has accused China of an “arbitrary intervention” after a joint declaration by Pacific leaders was altered to remove mentions of...
Heading for Honiara 2025: Ts and Cs of the Pacific Islands Forum
A drop of Taiwan, a measure of China, makes heady cocktail for next PIF leaders meeting.
Commentary by Tess Newton Cain
As the 53rd meeting...
Forum Leaders wrap up in Tonga with bold commitments on Climate, health, and security
Pacific Island leaders wrapped up the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, reinforcing their commitment to regional cooperation, climate resilience, and sustainable development.
The week-long...
Pacific’s Leaders Preparing for a Post 1.5 Celsius World
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
Tonga – the 6th most climate vulnerable nation in the World hosts Pacific leaders this week. Tonga grabbed international attention last...
Tonga unveils Pacific Islands Forum theme, as other Pacific territories’ membership blocked
It could be confused with a political campaign slogan, but this year’s theme for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum is: Transformative, Resilient, Pasifiki: Build...
Tonga’s 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting launched – PM calls for more results,...
Tonga Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says the people of Tonga wants to see more results and action for the Pacific in 2050.
Speaking at...
Forum SG warns Pacific not to be hindered by outsider’s geo-political games over China...
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, said China's security offering for the upcoming 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting...
Pacific Island leaders unite for peace building
In a significant move toward promoting peace and halting conflicts, most leaders across the Pacific have agreed to sign a concept paper aimed at...
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Vanuatu earthquake death toll expected to rise as second quake plunges nation into state...
A second earthquake has struck Vanuatu, as the death toll from Tuesday’s deadly quake rose and an international search and rescue operation got underway.
With...
Two women and a child among those trapped in Vanuatu quake
Vanuatu Red Cross Secretary General Dickinson Tevi says two women and a child were among those trapped in collapsed buildings in Port Vila.
Tevi said...
“We Stand with Vanuatu” after devastating earthquakes: Forum SG Waqa
Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa has expressed solidarity with Vanuatu following the earthquakes that struck Port Vila.
“We are with Vanuatu and her people through...