Tuvalu convenes high-level donor roundtable to accelerate Climate adaptation amid rising sea threats
The Tuvalu Government convened a high-level donor roundtable meeting together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN Development Programme (UNDP), calling for urgent...
Palau president calls exclusion of PIF partners a ‘missed opportunity’
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr says it is “a missed opportunity” not to include partners at next month's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders' summit.
However,...
Forum foreign Ministers United on regional priorities
Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers met in Suva last week for the 2025 Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting (FFMM).
Chaired by Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, Minister...
NZ raises alarm as Tuvalu considers PIF boycott over Solomons’ exclusion of partners
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is concerned after Tuvalu’s warning that it may boycott next month’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting if dialogue...
ICJ ruling a legal game-changer for holding major emitters accountable
By Sanjeshni Kumar
Vanuatu climate change and marine conservation expert, Dr Christopher Bartlett, says the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion gives...
Historic missed opportunity, plastic treaty talks end in Geneva with no deal
The world came to Geneva with hope.
Eleven days of tense, high-stakes negotiations — hailed as the most consequential environmental talks since the Paris...
State argues for democratic integrity in Fiji’s constitutional reference case
Australian barrister Bret Walker has told the Supreme Court of Fiji that the Constitution must reflect the will of the people, as he opened...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
Tuvalu’s prime minister Feleti Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands...
Pacific Resilience Facility set for leaders signing in Honiara
By Sanjeshni Kumar
The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) is poised to become the region’s first Pacific-owned and led international financial institution, with Forum Leaders...
FFA receives US$60 million from the U.S under Economic Assistance Agreement
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has received the US$60 million payment for 2024, under the Economic Assistance Agreement (EAA) associated with the...
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Forum faces packed agenda and partner pressure in Palau
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Over the weekend, Pacific leaders started to arrive in Koror, Republic of Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum.
For...
Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening...
Civil Society demands permanent seat at Pacific decision-making table
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific civil society organisations are demanding their participation in regional decision-making be formally institutionalised, saying they should no longer...