PM bans Samoa Observer, says will extend ban to cabinet ministers
Samoa Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt banned the Samoa Observer from attending any future press conferences and warned that he would be telling cabinet...
Australia downplays joint climate event with Turkey
Australia has poured cold water on the idea it could jointly lead the world's biggest climate conference with Turkey.
Both countries have days to try...
Tonga underscores the urgent need for accessible and predictable Climate Finance at High-Level Ministerial...
The Kingdom of Tonga, represented by the Head of Tonga’s Delegation, Paula Pouvalu Ma‘u, delivered a strong and principled statement at the Third High-level...
Tuvalu rebukes Trump’s ‘shameful disregard’ at Cop30
Of all the representatives from 193 countries present at the crucial UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil, only one has summoned the courage to...
Australia’s green energy push, Pacific ties face setback from COP31 hosting impasse
Australia risks undermining efforts to establish itself as a leader in the green energy transition and letting down its vulnerable Pacific island neighbours if...
Australian PM disputes price tag attached to major climate meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejects suggestions it could cost Australia more than $2 billion (US$1.30 billion) to host a major climate summit.
The prime minister...
Climate finance is a legal duty, not charity: Pacific SIDS tell World
Solomon Islands Environment Minister Polycarp Paea has delivered a blunt message in Belém, warning that Pacific nations are “at the frontline of a climate...
Climate finance is not charity, it’s climate justice, Pacific nations at COP30 Ministerial Roundtable
Pacific countries have reiterated the urgent need for scaled-up, predictable, and simplified climate finance to address the impact of the climate crisis.
The call was...
COP31 deadlock: Australia has the votes, Türkiye won’t move
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti
While the world learned early on that Ethiopia will host COP32, the question of who will host COP31 remains unresolved after...
SPREP echoes Pacific call for grant-based adaptation finance to address climate change impacts at...
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has echoed the growing chorus from its Pacific membership calling for grant-based financing to aid...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...