COP27: Pacific leaders want climate change payments
Pacific leaders will be pressing developed nations for payment at the United Nations' climate conference known as COP27 this week in Egypt.
Last year's climate...
COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares...
The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge,...
1.5 degrees call a fight for humanity as Pacific rallies to COP27: Forum SG...
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the pressure is on major emitters and all other G20 nations to ensure COP27 keeps...
Australia will bid for 2026 climate summit with Pacific, but will face pressure to...
The Australian government will use the UN climate conference in Egypt to launch a bid with Pacific nations to host the 2026 summit and...
Marshall Islands confirms membership in the Pacific Islands Forum
The Marshall Islands ended two years of being at the centre of controversy over the possible break up of the Pacific’s premier regional organisation...
Vanuatu cabinet named
Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishamael Kalsakau has named his cabinet after he was sworn in on Friday.
The line up of ministerial portfolios saw a former...
693,915 registered for Fiji’s 2022 election
A total of 693,915 Fijians have registered for the 2022 General Election which will take place on 14 December.
Of this, 348,349 voters are males...
Cop27 gets off to delayed start after tussle over agenda for talks
The Cop27 UN climate summit has made a delayed start after delegates tussled late into Saturday night and on into Sunday morning over what...
Loss and damage must be at heart of Cop27 talks, experts say
Cop27, the UN climate summit beginning Sunday in Egypt, could fail before it even starts if countries do not agree to put the loss...
Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility...
Emily Wilkinson, Co-director, Caribbean Resilience and Recovery Knowledge Network, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Matt Bishop, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
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