David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention
The Albanese government has reauthorised offshore immigration detention on Nauru and sought to overturn a court decision that forced it to release about 100...
Villagers call on authorities in Solomon Islands to investigate and remove dangerous explosives
There are fears dangerous explosives stored carelessly and with no regard for the safety of villagers in Ruaniu, northeast Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, could...
Forum meeting with Japan Foreign Minister takes first steps to meeting with PM on...
The incoming Forum Chair and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, is leading a Forum delegation to Tokyo this week to convey...
Climate Change remains the single greatest threat for Pacific—new Pacific Security Report
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has released the Pacific Security Outlook Report 2022 -2023, highlighting key regional security issues and trends.
By comparing the challenges...
Forum SG Puna joins incoming Forum Chair for high level Japan visit
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna and the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown are in Japan this week meeting with Prime Minister...
Climate action ‘reckoning’
As the right to development goes together with the right to a clean, healthy, sustainable environment, “we must end the merciless, relentless, senseless war...
USP Cook Islands director welcomes Fiji funding and Vice Chancellor’s return
University of the South Pacific (USP) Cook Islands Director Dr Debi Futter-Puati is pleased to hear the newly elected Fiji Government will release funds...
Dr Pio Manoa appointed Forum Fisheries Deputy Director-General
Fijian national, Dr Pio Manoa is the new Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Deputy Director-General.
Dr Manoa was the FFA legal counsel before his appointment as...
COFA talks and peace in the Pacific
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan
China’s persistent threats to take over Taiwan underscore the risk of escalating geopolitical conflicts besetting the Pacific island region. While Guam...
Looking at Palau’s approach to the compact negotiation
By Ongerung Kambes Kesolei
In September 2021, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr told world leaders at the 76th Session of the United Nations General...
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Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...
Fiji Government split on Emergency Powers; Polls won’t be automatically delayed
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says a State of Emergency is “very seriously” being considered to tackle Fiji’s growing drug crisis, even as his own...