Push to amend Tuvalu’s Constitution to add geographical co-ordinates and archipelagic baseline
A number of significant amendments to Tuvalu's Constitution have been proposed by the Constitution Review Parliamentary Select Committee.
Amongst the 26 proposed changes, the Committee...
SIDS are being ravaged and bearing the terrible burden of bigger countries’ pursuit of...
Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and Samoan Prime Minister, Fiame Mata'afa has told the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New...
Fiji take centre stage in historic BBNJ Treaty signing at the United Nations
In a momentous occasion held within the halls of the United Nations building on Wednesday, Fiji proudly stood as one of the first nations...
PM Rabuka advances Fiji’s partnership with OACPS in diplomatic meeting at UN General Assembly
In a significant diplomatic encounter at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has met with the Secretary-General of the Organisation of...
Australia props up nuclear agency amid Pacific concern
Australia has put $3.5 million (US$2.25 million) towards supporting the international nuclear regulator as Pacific leaders cry foul about the dumping of wastewater from...
Palau President calls on G20 nations to uphold their commitments to the Paris Agreement
G20 nations have a crucial role to play in emission reduction and leading the path towards sustainable development, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr told...
Climate scientists and Pacific activists call on Australia to ramp up ambitions ahead of...
Movers and shakers in the fight against climate change are gathering for the United Nation's Climate Ambition Summit in New York on Wednesday, while...
Niue announces new initiative to fund Ocean Protection
Niue Premier, Dalton Tagelagi on behalf of the Government of Niue and the non-profit Tofia Niue (a public-private partnership) Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind sustainable...
Invest in SDGs ‘like never before’ implores UN chief
A “rescue plan” for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must now result in policies, budgets and investment to ensure a more just, equitable and...
NZ to sign the Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement this week
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will represent New Zealand at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York...
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