“World must act now to keep 1.5 degrees alive” says Forum SG
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the world must act now to keep 1.5degrees alive”.
Speaking to PACNEWS in...
Forum SG welcomes Australia’s net zero emission target by 2050
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the new climate policy announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott...
Pacific region scale back attendance at COP26 due to COVID-19 pandemic
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific nations are on the frontlines of climate change because of rising sea levels risk having the smallest voice at...
South Pacific Cyclone Season starts today
The first day of November is also the first day of the South Pacific cyclone season.
Last season taught humanitarian and emergency personnel that they...
Antigua, Tuvalu to seek justice over climate change damage
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu today signed a historic accord allowing for litigation before international courts.
This...
Marshall Islands could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years, delegates warn Cop26
Delegates from the Marshall Islands warned today that their nation could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years if nothing serious is done...
“Greater Ambition now critical” as UN Climate Change Conference opens
Following a series of reports and studies warning that urgent action is needed to keep the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global average temperature...
COP26: the world’s best chance to save our one blue planet – Pacific ACP...
Ahead of the G20 Rome Summit and COP26 in Glasgow, Pacific Leaders have written a letter to G20 Leaders, asking the G20 to do...
Pacific Regional E-Commerce Strategy and Roadmap Approved
A new Regional Strategy to boost e-commerce will help Pacific businesses make the most of global online markets.
Endorsed by Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers,...
UNICEF and UN Human Rights welcome Fiji’s Climate Change Act
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Pacific welcomes Fiji’s...
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U.S supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa, one seat to be...
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among Small Island...
Solomon Islands vision for cooperative security
Solomon Islands Minister of Police National Security, Jimson Tanangada, says Solomon Islands recognises the urgency of collective action in addressing security threats.
Minister Tanangada, when...
Super Rugby Pacific unveil new-look finals system as part of tweaked structure
Super Rugby Pacific has confirmed a six-team finals system for the 2025 season.
It will be an expanded 16-round regular season, with the 2025 season...