Foreign Minister Wong announces new digital cable centre to limit China’s influence in Indo-Pacific
Australia is stepping up its attempts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific, with the establishment of a new “cable connectivity and resilience centre”...
Pacific Women Leaders Call for Action to End ‘Epidemic’ of Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive and devastating crisis for women and girls in the region with Pacific women ministers urging governments and communities...
Pacific Women Leaders want action on nuclear legacy and gender disparities
Almost eight decades after the last nuclear bomb detonated in the Marshall Islands, there is a call from the Pacific region for a concerted...
‘Demonising China’ is not my concern, says Solomon Islands PM Manele
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says “demonising China” is not his concern.
When responding to questions from the media if he is concern that...
Former FBC CEO Sayed-Khaiyum, CFO charged
Former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) Chief Executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Chief Financial Officer Vimlesh Sagar have been charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against...
The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges...
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme...
Pacific delegates highlight ocean governance at key ISA Council session in Kingston
Pacific delegates are among the international community at the 2nd Part of the 29th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) currently happening in...
Forum SG Waqa, RMI ready for 2024 Women Leaders meeting
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says the Pacific Forum Women Leaders have had a 'front row seat' to the state of Gender,...
Japan planning to build missile training site on Pacific Island
Japan plans to build a training site for surface-to-ship missile launches on a remote Pacific island, a Defence Ministry official said Thursday, in its...
Ambassador says criticisms aimed at France over New Caledonia civil unrest contain ‘misinformation’
France's Ambassador to the Pacific says criticisms of the country's actions in New Caledonia are based on misinformation.
The Ambassador, Véronique Roger-Lacan, also rejected suggestions...
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UN Climate chief calls for faster shift to renewables as conflict and climate drive...
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called for a faster global transition to renewable energy, warning that conflict, climate change and fossil...
SPC launches Samoa Education data system to strengthen Planning and decision-making
The Pacific Community (SPC) says the launch of the Samoa Education Management Information System (SEMIS) marks a major step in strengthening education planning, management...
Bougainville leaders endorse final position and recommend 2030 Independence declaration date
The Bougainville Independence Leaders Consultation Forum (BILCF) has endorsed the final Bougainville position and recommended 01 September 2030 as the proposed date for Bougainville's...