PIFLM52 – Global pledges begin as Leaders endorse new Pacific Resilience Facility
A US$50 million pledge from Saudi Arabia has opened the investor search for a new US$500 million Pacific Resilience Fund (PRF) to build resilience...
Week of intense plastic treaty negotiations in Nairobi ends with a way forward
Pacific delegates who attended the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in...
Pacific nations vow to chart destiny with own agenda
Pacific Island leaders have stressed the need to grasp their own destiny by setting their own regional agenda, with a focus on climate change...
Fiji PM Rabuka plans state visit to Indonesia next year
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will visit Indonesia in 2024.
The invitation extended by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo follows their recent discussion on the matter...
Third release of treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, TEPCO says
The release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ended safely as planned,...
State parties to meet on prohibition of nuclear weapons treaty
By Brittany Nawaqatabu
The second meeting of state parties on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is set to kick off at...
UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling
With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway...
Fiji to ratify UNCLOS: Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), being the...
Tonga did not sign the Samoa Agreement
Tonga did not sign the Samoa Agreement, that took place in Samoa last week.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu, said that there is a...
Approach Saudi Arabia’s climate commitment with caution: PICAN
Climate advocates are urging the Pacific Islands Forum to exercise caution in considering Saudi Arabia’s climate financing commitment.
Saudi Arabia pledged US$50 million making it...
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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...