EU Commissioner Urpilainen calls on OACPS members to settle dues
European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the financial health of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific...
Regional Kava Strategy launched: Tonga’s Princess urges protection against cultural misappropriation
Tongan Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho has issued a passionate call for the protection of kava’s cultural and economic value at the launch of the...
Civil Society urges Forum Leaders to act on Fukushima, Deep Sea mining
Civil society groups are urging Pacific leaders to address two key issues during their retreat in Vava'u today - Japan's ongoing disposal of treated...
Pacific faces health emergency, WHO Pacific director uges Forum Leaders to act now or...
The newly appointed World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, has called on Forum Leaders to confront...
EU Commissioner Urpilainen calls for stability, condemns violence in New Caledonia crisis
European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, Wednesday emphasised the urgent need for peace and stability in New Caledonia as Forum Leaders prepare...
Pacific Leaders endorse $400million Pacific Policing Initiative to boost regional security
In a significant move to strengthen regional security, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined Forum Leaders today in endorsing the Pacific Policing Initiative (PPI),...
Tuvalu PM Teo demands protection of Pacific Ocean
At the High-Level Ocean Dialogue on the sidelines of the Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo delivered a powerful message...
No time to waste, says Forum SG Waqa as Pacific Leaders set stage for...
As the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting crossed the halfway mark, Forum Secretary-General Baron Waqa delivered a call to action, urging Leaders to stay...
Palau hopes to host 2026 Pacific Islands Forum summit
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has nominated his country as Pacific Islands Forum chair in 2026.
If accepted, it would confirm a return to Micronesia...
First-ever Pacific Ocean Alliance event held in Tonga
As leaders and ocean champions converged in Tonga for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting, the spotlight was firmly placed on the Pacific...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...