Tonga’s week to host Pacific Islands Forum leaders is about more action and less...
Tonga will dedicate a week to host the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting from 26 - 30 August, chaired by Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku...
SIS Officials Meeting calls for unity and strategic action
Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, secretary Tepaeru Herrmann, Monday opened the Smaller Island States (SIS) Officials Meeting with a call for...
Pacific ACP States set focus on Samoa Agreement implementation
Cook Islands foreign secretary, Tepaeru Herrmann and Chair of the 2024 Pacific ACP (PACP) Officials Meeting Monday highlighted the urgent issues facing the region,...
NZ PM Luxon cements ties with Vanuatu
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon have held formal talks Monday in Wellington.
“New Zealand and Vanuatu have a long-standing friendship,...
Forum Economic Ministers Address Correspondent Banking challenges
Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) last week considered an update on Pacific Strengthening Correspondent Banking Relationship (CBR) Project, developed by the World...
Ocean of peace to be discussed at Forum Leaders Meeting: Fiji PM
Fiji’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking the ocean of peace concept through the Pacific Island Forum consultation process.
This has been highlighted by Prime...
Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting to be held this week
The Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting is scheduled to commence this week in Suva.
Key agenda items include the review of the regional architecture and the...
Five held over mass East Sepik killings in PNG
Five men have been arrested in relation to the series of murders, rapes and property destruction in Angoram, East Sepik in Papua New Guinea.
The...
Tonga to host new Climate Resilience Facility for Pacific region
Tonga has been selected to host the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing climate and disaster preparedness across the Pacific...
New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality
Promises of “accountability and transparency” in deep-sea mining saw nations vote on Friday for a Brazilian scientist as head of an obscure UN organisation...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
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Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
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