Vanuatu’s director of women relishes her role as a technical co-ordinator for negotiators on...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Sharm El Shiek
Apart from the tough negotiations going into its final stages, one of the Pacific negotiators is...
Support for gender and climate change gaining traction at COP27
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Sharm El Sheikh
Pacific negotiators and political champions have rallied support and used every opportunity at side events and...
Early gains for gender and climate change text, as negotiations heads into final week
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Sharm El Sheikh
After a week of technical negotiations on the draft climate and gender text, the Pacific co-lead...
Sexual and Gender-based Violence against women and girls: calling for a Pacific paradigm shift
Op-ed,by Dr Jimmy Obed, Psychiatrist at Vila Central Hospital
Vanuatu has one of the highest prevalence rates of violence against women and girls, and the...
Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner
By Akansha Narayan in Suva
Award-winning University of the South Pacific student journalist Sera Tikotikoivatu-Sefeti says Pacific voices on the climate fight need to...
Journey to COP27: Pacific Women negotiators state their case for 1.5 world
Pacific women negotiators at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP) are adamant about what they want...
Taiwan leads the world in advancing gender equality in Asia
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Taipei
Taiwan ranks sixth out of 163 countries around the world in overall gender equality and the first...
Promoting women in the Pacific energy sector
By Sanjeshni Kumar
The Pacific Community (SPC) is supporting the region's transition to climate friendly and cleaner energy as fuel prices continue to rise globally.
“Our...
U.S, Taiwan to cooperate on empowering women in Pacific island nations
The United States and Taiwan have launched a programme aimed at enhancing the economic prospects of women in four Pacific island nations -- Palau,...
U.S hosts first-ever Clean Energy workshop and Women in Clean Energy conference for the...
In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific Women in...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...