Pacific Women Leaders Meet to strengthen gender equality, inclusion
Ministers from Governments and Ministries across the region will be in Suva this week for the second Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders meeting to...
Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action
The Australian Greens leader has written to Pacific island elders urging them to reject a bid to co-host a major environmental summit unless the...
Macron to be told: 2021 New Caledonia referendum is not valid
The leaders of five Melanesian nations have agreed to write to the French President Emmanuel Macron “expressing their strong opposition” to the results of...
Vanuatu Minister Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed West Papua, says a Vanuatu government champion of West Papuan self-determination.
Minister for...
UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’
The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of “collective suicide”.
In his message marking...
Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership
In spite of again being denied full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed the...
Fiji’s Nuclear Veteran sheds light on the nuclear testing operations
Between 1957 and 1958, Fijian soldiers were deployed from the then-British colony of Fiji to Kiritimati (Christmas Islands), now part of the Republic of...
The long-lasting consequences of nuclear testing in the Pacific region
Amid Pacific Island countries dealing with the impacts of nuclear testing and Japan's wastewater discharge, leaders came together to commemorate the International Day Against...
Youth voices rise to safeguard Children’s tomorrow: Demanding change against nuclear testing and waste...
By Rowena Acraman
The injustice and displacement experienced by island nations, such as the Marshall Islands, due to their involvement in nuclear testing during the...
Pacific nations must continue to support Marshall Islands call for nuclear justice: Forum SG
As the world commemorate ‘International Day Against Nuclear Tests’ sadly, nations continue to cling to their nuclear arsenals, perpetuating a dangerous status quo, says...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...