CEDAW committee warns UN cash crisis threatens women’s rights
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has warned that a deepening United Nations financial and liquidity crisis is undermining global...
Fiji, Samoa removed as EU updates tax blacklist
EU Finance Ministers have updated the European Union’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, removing Fiji and Samoa from the blacklist while adding Viet Nam...
Japan vows to advance PALM10 outcomes in talks with Niue MP
Japan will follow up on the outcomes of the 10th Pacific Leaders Meeting and continue working closely with Pacific Island countries, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for...
Samoa Observer remains banned
Samoa Prime Minister's stance on the decision to ban journalists from the Samoa Observer newspaper remains firm.
Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polāta'ivao Fosi Schmidt does...
UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonisation as 17 territories remain
More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonisation drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished...
Global climate law shifts after Pacific islands push historic rulings
When Pacific Island students secured a historic advisory opinion from the world’s highest court last July, the legal victory was immediate.
What came next has...
WTO ministerial spotlights digital trade, revenue concerns for Pacific islands
As trade officials and civil society groups prepare for the World Trade Organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference, or MC14, Pacific island nations are watching closely,...
Fiji to decide on Gaza peacekeeping invitation: Commander-in-Chief
Fiji President and Commander-in-Chief Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says Government will decide this year on an invitation for Fijian peacekeepers to serve in Gaza.
Addressing Parliament...
Tonga PM Lord Fakafanua holds first constitutional briefing with King Tupou VI
Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua, has held his first formal audience with King Tupou VI at the Royal Palace last Friday, in what officials...
Fiji President urges national support for Truth and Reconciliation process
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called on national leaders and citizens to actively support Fiji’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC), saying its work is...
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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...
PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...