Sovereign rights not enough, regional cooperation needed for deep-sea mining: TIS
There needs to be a regional approach to deep-sea mining, as opposed to relying solely on the sovereign rights of individual nations, given the...
‘Vulnerable’ Pacific countries must get maximum benefit from ‘loss and damage’ fund, Australian climate...
Australia’s climate minister, Chris Bowen, says Pacific nations and other countries vulnerable to climate catastrophe should be the major beneficiaries of “loss and damage”...
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...
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Survey supports a better deal for Pacific workers
Employment conditions for thousands of Pacific workers in Australia should be improved, a new poll has revealed.
An Australia Institute poll of more than 2000...
Deputy PM Kamikamica dismisses leadership speculation after Fiji Cabinet return
On his first day back in Cabinet, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industries, Commerce, Business Development and Public Enterprises Manoa Kamikamica dismissed speculation...
Forum Strategic Plan sets six priorities to drive 2050 Blue Pacific Vision
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has adopted a new five-year Strategic Plan that sets six strategic goals to strengthen regional political solidarity, security, economic...