‘Safe houses for women’ President Heine pushes for gender equality progress in the Pacific
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine says progress has been made towards issues affecting women in the Pacific, such as economic empowerment and domestic violence,...
NZ gives $6.2m to Marshall Islands to adapt to rising sea levels
The Marshall Islands will receive $6.2 million (US$4 million) from Aotearoa’s foreign minister to adapt to climate change, as rising sea levels and strengthening...
Australia increase investment in Maritime for Pacific countries
Australia has increased its investments in maritime initiatives in Pacific Island countries.
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong during the Pacific Islands (PIF) Foreign Ministers Meeting...
Palau President Whipps files for re-election
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jrs’ nominating petition for re-election was filed on Monday 05 August at Palau Election Commission.
Since Whipps is currently off-island, his...
Pacific Leaders may join Pope’s historic PNG visit, awaits invitation: Forum Chair
As Papua New Guinea prepares for a historic visit from Pope Francis in September 2024, incumbent Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime...
Forum Troika set for high-stakes New Caledonia mission
Incumbent Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has confirmed that a high-level Troika delegation will visit New Caledonia before...
Guam and American Samoa poised for Forum Associate membership
The Pacific Islands Forum is set to welcome Guam and American Samoa as Associate Members, following a strong recommendation from the Forum Foreign Ministers...
2050 Strategy, Pacific Resilience, and Policing Initiative top agenda for Forum Leaders
The Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers have made significant strides in advancing key regional initiatives, setting the stage for important Leaders Meeting at the...
‘Work in Progress’: Pacific Forum talks Fukushima wastewater monitoring
Foreign Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum gathered in Suva, Fiji, Friday to address important regional issues in time for their scheduled Forum Leaders...
Fiji’s prime minister to visit China
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is set to visit China from Monday until 21 August the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, welcoming the...
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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...