Vanuatu pushes ICC to recognise ecocide as international crime
Vanuatu's Permanent Representative to the UN, Odo Tevi, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include ecocide as a fifth international crime...
Former Samoa AG’s case dismissed
The former Samoa Attorney General, Savalenoa Mareva Betham Annandale has been ordered to pay WST$5,000 (US$1,803) to Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as her...
Pacific Economies at a crossroads: FEOM Chair calls for unity
“We gather here in Suva, at a pivotal juncture,” declared Tongan Kilisitina Tuaimei’api, the Chair of the 2024 Forum Economic Officials Meeting (FEOM).
Her words...
Vanuatu fights for marine protection at pivotal UN deep-sea mining meeting
Vanuatu has taken a leading role in a bloc of nations fighting to keep marine environment protection on the main agenda of the UN...
Solomon Islands government reaffirms the One China principle
The Solomon Islands Government of National Unity and Transformation(GNUT) has reaffirmed its commitment to the One-China Principle.
The Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, reiterated his government’s...
Commonwealth chief dismisses The Telegraph’s report on Samoa’s ‘musty linens’ for King Charles
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has dismissed comments regarding the state of a beachside resort in Samoa that will host the King Charles during Commonwealth Heads...
Australia confident of hosting UN climate summit
The Australian Federal Government is increasingly confident its bid to host the world's most important climate change negotiations in 2026 will be successful.
Labor announced...
UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns
Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining unfolded in Jamaica as at least one company threatened to apply for permission...
UN leaders urge global action to end Child trafficking on World Day Against Trafficking...
On this ‘World Day Against Trafficking in Persons’, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised the plight of the most vulnerable in our societies...
Indian President Murmu to visit Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste
Indian President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a state visit to Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste from 05-10 August 2024.
This will be the first-ever visit...
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IRENA report flags legal gaps slowing Fiji renewable energy push
Fiji has set ambitious goals to transform its energy sector but legal and regulatory gaps could slow progress toward renewable energy targets, according to...
Illegal fishing drains $23.5bn annually, leaders call for action
Ocean leaders at the World Ocean Summit warned that illegal fishing costing $23.5bn annually and weak enforcement threaten global ocean protection targets, urging stronger...
UN experts urge states to support General Assembly resolution operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion on...
All states must support a UN General Assembly resolution upholding the 2025 Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change...