Fiji and PNG reaffirm commitment to development cooperation
Fiji and Papua New Guinea have reasserted their commitment to regional solidarity and mutual cooperation on issues of interest to both nations.
This was conveyed...
‘Respect sovereignty issue’ – PNG Marape on situation in West Papua
Any human rights issues in West Papua must not be overshadowed by the fact that the country remains under the sovereignty of Indonesia.
These were...
Pacific delegates join international community to finalise highseas treaty
Pacific delegates have joined the rest of the international community at what is hoped to be the finale in the negotiations of the marine...
Pacific islanders head to Australia for jobs as climate fears grow
Over the years, Claire Anterea has waved goodbye to numerous friends and family members as they left the Pacific island nation of Kiribati for...
Fiji to re-establish mission in PNG
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji will in the near-future appoint a non-resident High Commissioner to begin negotiations on the reopening of Fiji’s mission...
World leaders urged to have clear intentions and conclude global ocean treaty negotiations
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has urged world leaders attending the resumed fifth-session of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Biological Diversity Beyond...
‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity
Regional leaders will meet this week at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Special Leaders Retreat in Fiji.
“We have come through a period of some...
Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying amid UN treaty talks
Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is “losing the ocean,” as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations...
How Australia can counter China’s Pacific ambitions
By Rory Medcalf
Like empires past, Xi Jinping’s China seeks three grand prizes in the Pacific: wealth, control and presence. Australia and other Pacific nations...
Tonga and Pacific Islands Forum reaffirm priorities
Forum priorities on the 2050 Pacific Strategy were reaffirmed in Nuku'alofa between the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna and Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku...
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Pacific opposition grows: Tuvalu, Palau and Vanuatu condemn China missile test
Three more Pacific governments have condemned China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific, adding to growing regional pressure for major powers to respect...
Marape calls for the Pacific to remain an Ocean of Peace
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has urged major powers to keep the Pacific out of military rivalry after China fired a nuclear-capable...
Solomon Islands PM Wale condemns missile test over Pacific Region
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has strongly condemned a recent missile test that traversed parts of the Pacific region, describing it as inappropriate and concerning...