Pacific Islands prepare for UN BBNJ Treaty talks in Palau
Pacific Island representatives are meeting in Palau this week to coordinate their approach ahead of the first United Nations Preparatory Meeting on the Marine...
Papua New Guinea’s Peter to Rot to be canonised as first Melanesian saint
Pope Francis has passed a decree clearing the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint.
The late Peter To Rot from East...
French minister Valls pushes for deal on New Caledonia’s future
France's Minister for Overseas Territories, Manuel Valls, is on a four-day New Caledonia to support efforts to shape the archipelago’s future, as fresh negotiations...
Bougainville impasse: PNG PM warns of ‘dangerous precedent’
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has not committed to backing Bougainville's independence — saying it could set a "dangerous precedent in a nation of...
PNG Supreme Court orders Parliament recalled to deliberate Vote of No Confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has ruled that Parliament’s decision to disallow a second motion of no confidence against the...
Compensation for household electricity damages under Samoa State of Emergency
Compensation for households and businesses with proven damages due to the power outages is one of the issues now open under the Samoa State...
Embassy of Nauru officially inaugurated in Beijing
The Embassy of Nauru in the People's Republic of China was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday, marking a significant milestone in the development...
Kiribati dodges aid cuts in NZ review
The New Zealand Government has decided against cutting its current foreign aid to Kiribati, following a review sparked by a diplomatic stoush between Foreign...
DOD’s $2 billion investment plans for FSM announced at Hegseth’s bilateral meeting with Micronesian...
The Pentagon plans to invest US$2 billion in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to build more projects that would enable U.S forces to...
Small islands fear EU betrayal over shipping emissions levy
Climate-vulnerable island states say they are being trapped “between a rock and a hard place” by the European Union – led by the Netherlands...
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Robust data key to unlocking CEDAW – Tuvalu PM Teo welcomes reporting milestone
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo highlighted the importance of data as his nation held its scheduled reporting session with UN CEDAW experts this morning...
Palau president backs Australia’s bid to host Cop31 climate summit after Dutton labels it...
The president of Palau has strongly backed an Australian bid to host a UN climate conference on behalf of the Pacific, arguing that it...
President Toroama reaffirms Bougainville’s commitment to independence at Second Joint Moderation meeting
ABG President Ishmael Toroama has thanked the Papua New Guinea Government for acknowledging Bougainville’s right to self-determination and emphasised that the outcome of the...