Australia welcomes Japan’s transparency and international engagement on its plan to release ALPS treated...
Australia, like other countries in our region, is committed to the ongoing protection of the Blue Pacific.
“We welcome Japan's transparency and international engagement including...
Melanesian leaders outlines challenges encountered by the Melanesian bloc
Leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)met in Port Vila Wednesday to discuss issues that continue to affect the region.
Following a welcome ceremony at...
Cook Islands PM statement on Japan’s planned release of ALPS-treated water at the Fukushima...
The Government of Japan has requested the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) begin preparations for the release of treated water from the damaged Fukushima...
It’s not time to panic, it’s time to build regional scientific capacity: SPC
The head of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community(SPC) says the region should develop scientific capability “that is owned and trusted” to monitor and...
Countdown starts to Japan’s first release of treated nuclear wastewater, TEPCO assures the Pacific
A Japanese government spokesperson says it is “not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima waste release.
Japan is set to start discharging...
Greenpeace criticises Japan announcement date for Fukushima radioactive water release
Greenpeace has criticised the Japanese government’s announcement of the start date for radioactive water discharges from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station into the Pacific...
Cook Islands Marae Moana marine park, an example of whole of society buy-in
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Nadi
The government of Cook Islands undertook five years of exhaustive consultation throughout the islands before it set up...
Stop fear mongering on Fukushima issue: Fiji PM Rabuka
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has defended the Japanese Government’s decision to discharge nuclear waste material into the Pacific Ocean.
In a statement, Rabuka said...
COP28 Director General meets with Fiji’s PM, underscores Presidency’s commitment to Pacific Island nations’...
COP28 Director-General and Special Representative Majid Al Suwaidi visited Fiji to meet with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and distinguished leaders of Pacific Island...
Pacific countries urged to take advantage of geopolitical interests to support ocean governance
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Nadi
The Republic of Marshall Islands national ocean policy is premised on working 'smarter' and not 'harder.'
Glen Joseph, the...
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The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...
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The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to lead UN efforts on the Middle East...