Pacific delegates safe as COP30 indigenous protest flares
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti
Pacific delegates and participants are reportedly unharmed by the unrest, which erupted at COP30 Wednesday.
Security has been heightened after an indigenous...
Fiji and Pacific partners call for greater investment in the Pacific Resilience Facility
Pacific leaders have issued a strong call for increased global investment in the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a home-grown regional fund designed to channel...
Pacific leads call for climate finance shift at COP30
The Solomon Islands has joined Pacific Island nations in calling for a complete transformation in the way climate finance is delivered, during the 30th...
Pacific CSOs condemn U.S plans to hold nuclear tests
Pacific civil society organisations have condemned any plans by the United States administration to resume nuclear weapons testing.
This follows reports that the Trump administration...
Waikato researcher calls for a rethink of Pacific climate change imagery
Photos of “sinking” Pacific Islands are powerful symbols of climate change, but a University of Waikato researcher says they tell only part of the...
Pacific Islands demand survival measures at COP30 as climate threats intensify
Pacific Island nations are calling for urgent action at COP30, emphasising that keeping global warming within 1.5°C is no longer a political aspiration but...
Pacific voices rise strong at COP30: The Blue Continent speaks from the heart
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
“We are here because we want to demonstrate that our people are people of the ocean. We have nothing much—not...
In the halls of COP30, Pacific countries push for successful Australia COP31 bid
COP30 negotiations are underway in the different rooms of the Hangar Convention Centre.
In the city of Belém at the outer edges of the Amazon...
‘This is about our survival, our identity’ – Fiji Minister at COP30
With all eyes on Brazil for the next two weeks as it hosts the world’s leading forum for tackling the climate crisis, Fiji’s Minister...
Western Pacific marks 25 years Polio-free, WHO urges vigilance to sustain gains
The Western Pacific region is celebrating 25 years since being declared free of indigenous wild poliovirus, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned...
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French ships visit Hobart amid regional tensions
As France announced it would increase its nuclear arsenal in a major development of its defence policy, its navy docked in Australia, sending a...
Commonwealth Secretary General warns global order is failing people
Commonwealth Secretary General Shirley Botchwey used her remarks at the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) in London to highlight global challenges and...