Commonwealth leaders and climate experts call for additional climate finance
As one of the signature events ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the 2024 Commonwealth Climate Breakfast this year focused on...
Three weeks away from COP29, Vanuatu’s negotiators get down to business
With less than a month to go until the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convene their 29th Meeting...
WHO struggling to meet health-related goals in Western Pacific
The Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is getting healthier compared to other regions and was the least affected by Covid-19...
Ten additional countries in the Western Pacific region pledge to invest in WHO
In a historic show of support, 10 more countries in the Western Pacific region pledged to provide an additional US$ 12.1 million to the...
Bougainville and PNG Governments set to formalise Terms for Moderator role in JSB meeting
A joint understanding has been reached between the Governments of Bougainville and Papua Guinea to broaden the role of the recently appointed independent moderator,...
Civil society advocates tell wealthy Commonwealth nations ‘Pay your climate debt’ ahead of Finance...
The Commonwealth People's Forum — the largest gathering of civil society in the Commonwealth — convened leading climate negotiators and experts in Apia to...
‘This means a lot to us’: Samoa prepares to welcome Charles to the ‘land...
In the small village of Siumu, south of the capital Apia, locals have been busy cleaning the sides of the road and hoisting British...
Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged...
People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank this month are...
Apia Ocean Declaration to be crown jewel of CHOGM
The Ocean Declaration that will be agreed upon at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be known as the Apia Ocean Declaration.
In...
Commonwealth leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls...
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HIV epidemic worsening as Fiji records 2,003 new cases in 2025: Health Minister Lalabalavu
Fiji’s HIV epidemic is worsening and spreading beyond its initial outbreak groups, Health Minister Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has warned in Parliament.
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Pacific broadcasters unite in Auckland for regional conference
Media leaders, broadcasters and digital journalists from across the Pacific have gathered in Auckland today for the start of the week-long Pacific Broadcasting Cooperation...
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