Statement of Forum Foreign Ministers on Fukushima water release into Pacific
As Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers, we refer to the decision by the Government of Japan to commence on 24 August 2023 with the...
UN chief brushes off key leaders’ absence, says delivery paramount
With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly’s annual opening session next week, Secretary-General António Guterres has said that he...
FAST trio dominate poll results in Samoa
The three former members of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) who resigned and headed back to the polls have all been re-elected as...
‘We all need to step up’ to rescue the SDG’s and fight for a...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors to use their passionate voices and energetic grassroots networks...
Pacific to elevate talks with Japan on nuke waste water discharge
Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister says the Forum will elevate talks with Japan in regards to its nuclear waste water discharge into...
Pacific countries on the frontline of climate change get support to unlock climate financing...
Vulnerable island nations in the Pacific are in urgent need of resources to respond to the worsening climate crisis.
Building on the success of mobilising...
Australian Foreign Minister Wong pledges to engage with Vanuatu over security pact
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia will meet Vanuatu halfway and address any concerns in a security pact between the two nations.
Vanuatu's new prime...
Fiji shock Australia 22- 15 in biggest upset of 2023 Rugby World Cup
Fiji have pulled off a major upset with a 22-15 win over the Wallabies in Saint Etienne.
It's their first win over the Wallabies since...
WTO fisheries subsidies agreement fails to target big fishing nations – PANG
While Fiji and other Pacific World Trade Organisation (WTO) members celebrate their influence in the partial Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies last year in Geneva,...
Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders back Fiji’s proposal for extraordinary CEDAW Session in 2025
The Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders meeting supports Fiji's proposal to host an extraordinary session of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...