1.5 degree climate pledge ‘on life support’, Guterres tells leaders during frank exchanges
During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government, held on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called...
Samoa Government scraps COVID-19 travel requirement
It's official. All health restrictions for travelers including mandatory COVID-19 testing have been scrapped, allowing anyone to enter Samoa freely effective today, Thursday 22...
U.S, India engaging on Pacific Islands: Biden’s deputy assistant Kurt Campbell
As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Pacific Islands, Kurt Campbell, the White House Indo-Pacific coordinator and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden, has said...
U.S, UK join Pacific allies in Fijian military exercise
A military exercise in Fiji involving the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand ends this week as the traditional allies counter China’s growing...
NZDF joins largest Pacific military exercise in decades
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is taking part in a large-scale military exercise in Fiji, bringing together the same allies which once fought...
PM Hu’akavameiliku highlights Tonga’s case at ‘Ocean Nations’ meeting”
Tongan Prime Minister, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, highlighted Tonga case on Day Two of the "Ocean Nations: An Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue" at the United Nations...
Marshall Islands head: We must tame ‘climate change monster’
It was 31 years ago when the Marshall Islands’ first president, Amata Kabua, appeared before the UN General Assembly to sound the alarm over...
Pacific Islands Forum to promote PIF agenda at UNGA77
-The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will press ahead with the agenda of the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting the 2050 Strategy, and...
2022 General Election a turning point: FijiFirst
The FijiFirst has described the upcoming General Election as a ‘watershed.’
Party General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said this election will be a turning point as...
PNG shuns ‘republic’ status
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says it is “very important” to maintain the current relationship with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth,...
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Sea level rise could redefine sovereignty, but Pacific leaders are pushing back
Sea level rise is no longer just an environmental crisis for the Pacific; it is a legal challenge striking at the heart of sovereignty,...
Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...