Video sparks debate about the role of the tou’a in Tonga
By Jean Marc 'Ake
The role of the tou'a has become a topic of hot debate on Tongan social media spaces after a clip from...
Vanuatu pursues new UN resolution to turn ICJ climate opinion into action
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu said on Monday that it is drafting a UN resolution to turn a landmark judicial opinion on states’...
Tuvalu PM calls for stronger global action on gender equality and Climate Justice
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to gender equality, warning world leaders that climate change is stripping Tuvaluan women of...
‘We must choose climate justice’: Guterres tells UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned world leaders that the climate crisis is accelerating and urged governments to act with urgency.
“We must choose climate...
Trump tells UN that climate change is ‘greatest con job’ globally
U.S President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly...
Pacific push for stronger gender equality at UN meeting
Solomon Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair Jeremiah Manele has told the United Nations that while the Pacific has made progress on gender equality...
Australia sets 2035 emissions target, pledges stronger action with Pacific
Australia has locked in a new climate target for 2035, committing to slash greenhouse gas emissions by between 62 and 70 percent on 2005...
U.S pledges $60M to Pacific Fisheries, pushes business ties at Forum
U.S deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau used the U.S–Pacific Islands Business Forum in New York to push stronger trade and investment links while...
Adaptation is the line between existence and disappearance: Tuvalu PM warns at UN Summit
“If our islands vanish, if livelihoods collapse, if cultures are lost, the world will have failed not only us, but it will also have...
World history made with global agreement to protect our ocean
The BBNJ Agreement has reached a global milestone with 60 ratifications paving the way towards entry into force by January 2026.
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