U.S Defence top official highlights importance of Pacific Island nations
The islands nations of the Pacific play a critical role in the U.S strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific region, said Siddharth Mohandas, the deputy...
Pacific Islanders to bear the long-term impact of looming Fukushima water release: Senator
A Guam senator frowned on the UN nuclear watchdog’s approval of Japan’s plan to discharge 1 million tonnes of water from the Fukushima Daiichi...
World will miss 1.5C warming limit – top UK expert
A leading British climate scientist has told the BBC he believes the target to limit global warming to 1.5C will be missed.
Professor Sir Bob...
Accelerating inclusive climate action remains urgent
“The fight for climate action is also a fight for a more just and equal society,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell...
U.S plans second Summit with Pacific Island leaders in September
U.S President Joe Biden will host a second summit with leaders of Pacific island nations in September, Joseph Yun, the U.S. official responsible to...
Blinken heads to Tonga, New Zealand, Australia as U.S intensifies Indo-Pacific strategy
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Tonga, New Zealand and Australia next week as the Biden administration shifts its Indo-Pacific strategy into...
OACP welcomes EU final approval for the signing of the Post-Cotonou Agreement
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Secretary-General, Georges Rebelo Chikoti has welcomed the European Union's final approval for the signing of...
To the Pacific islands, the West’s support for Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste ocean dumping...
Opinion by Dr Kalinga Seneviratne
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi, after travelling to Tokyo earlier this month to present...
Palau president says U.S ‘reactivating’ WWII airstrips in country
The president of Palau said the U.S. military is “reactivating” Palauan airstrips built by the Japanese during World War II, after being asked at...
Defence Minister Richard Marles happy for Australia to support Solomon Islands defence force
-Defence Minister Richard Marles declared Australia would be “very keen” to help Solomon Islands set up its own defence force and says the Pacific...
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Forum faces packed agenda and partner pressure in Palau
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Over the weekend, Pacific leaders started to arrive in Koror, Republic of Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum.
For...
Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening...
Civil Society demands permanent seat at Pacific decision-making table
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific civil society organisations are demanding their participation in regional decision-making be formally institutionalised, saying they should no longer...