Beautiful Samoa gets ready for CHOGM 2024
The large ocean state of Samoa is currently in the final stages of getting ready to receive over 4,000 delegates for the Commonwealth Heads...
“This is our chance,” says Samoa PM Fiame
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa views the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as a unique opportunity for the small island nation to...
Niue celebrates 50 years of self governning
The Government of Niue has announced its commemoration of 50 years as a self-governing state, celebrating half a century of sovereignty, diplomacy, and resilience.
Niue’s...
USP Staff union strikes over leadership
By Tony Hiriasia Jnr
The University of the South Pacific (USP), Laucala Campus is currently under the spotlight, due to a strike organised by the...
Solomons maintain ‘balanced stance’ on West Papua issue, ahead of PM’s Indonesia trip
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has reaffirmed Solomon Islands’ measured approach to the West Papua issue, stating that his GNUT administration respects Indonesia’s sovereignty.
Speaking ahead...
COP16 confronts “huge” challenge of protecting 30 percent of world’s land and sea
The global target to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s land and water ecosystems by 2030 faces “huge” challenges, a top facilitator...
Adelaide launches bid to host Cop31 climate conference in 2026
South Australia has launched a bid to host a major UN climate conference in 2026 in Adelaide, with the premier, Peter Malinauskas, declaring it...
WHO says Western Pacific to miss UN goal to cut early deaths from lifestyle...
Western Pacific nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations target of reducing premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases including cancer and diabetes, due to...
Climate-hit Pacific Islands plot landmark UN Court case
Five Pacific nations on Thursday plotted how to prosecute a pivotal UN court case that aims to hold climate-polluting countries to account and safeguard...
Fiji’s deputy PM Kamikamica tells ruling party dissenters to resign
Fiji’s deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has issued a blunt warning to those within the ruling party People's Alliance (PAP) contemplating a split, urging...
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Forum SG Waqa urges stronger Pacific legal capacity at treaty law workshop
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, has called for stronger legal capacity across the region as Pacific countries engage more...
Asia- Pacific accounts for three-quarters of global disaster- affected people: OCHA
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the Asia-Pacific region remains the most disaster-affected area in the world, with...
Experts of the Committee on enforced disappearances praise lack of cases of enforced disappearance...
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances Tuesday concluded its consideration of the initial report of Samoa on its implementation of the provisions of the International...