Ukraine war may seem far away from the Pacific, but for some, it hits...
Samoan circus owner Tupa'i Bruno Royale watches from afar as violence escalates between Russia and Ukraine.
Although he's thousands of kilometres away in the Pacific,...
UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
The World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
The updated “living guidelines” on related...
Pacific Elders condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
A group of Pacific Elders has unconditionally condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Pacific Elders are deeply concerned that the invasion heightens the risk...
Fiji votes in favour of UN resolution on Ukraine
Fiji was amongst the 141 countries s voted in favour of the resolution, which reaffirms Ukrainian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity
The UN General Assembly...
Lawmakers spearhead effort to formally apologise for U.S nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands
U.S Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Ed Markey (D-MA), Wednesday introduced a resolution recognising the legacy of U.S...
UN Assembly votes to demand that Russia stop war in Ukraine, Palau’s UN rep...
From a tiny Pacific island nation to Europe’s economic powerhouse, country after country lashed out Tuesday at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged support...
Samoa stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, condemns Russia’s invasion
Samoa has voted in support of Ukraine in the 11th Emergency session of the UN General Assembly Wednesday.
Samoa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,...
Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police executive leaders team held the first of its biannual...
The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) Executive Leaders Team held the first of its biannual meetings Wednesday.
PICP Chair and Fiji’s Commissioner of Police...
“Our ocean is not a nuclear dumpster” – USP students call for a nuclear...
By Nic Maclellan
Hundreds of students at the University of the South Pacific in Suva rallied to remember nuclear survivors around the region on...
UN experts sound alarm on serious Papua abuses, call for urgent aid
UN human rights experts today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, citing...
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No movement on Cook Islands-China deals months after signing
Three months after signing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with China, Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Tingika Elikana confirmed that no progress had been made...
Pacific island workers reassured as Labor’s re-election preserves key mobility scheme
Pacific countries that send seasonal workers to Australia can now breathe a sigh of relief following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s emphatic victory at the...
Niue hosts crucial 138th Forum Fisheries officials Meeting
Fisheries officials and delegates from the 17 Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), are gathering this week at the Millenium Hall...