Vanuatu prime minister calls for dissolution of parliament
The prime minister of Vanuatu has called for a dissolution of parliament with over a-year-and-four-months still remaining in his four-year-tenure.
Bob Loughman, who was elected...
PNG Supreme Court to rule whether 11th Parliament sitting legal
Papua New Guineans have knocked out 35 Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 111-seat 10th Parliament in the just concluded General Election 2022 (GE22).
They...
Simon Stiell appointed new UNFCCC Executive Secretary
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany.
The...
After decades of denial, United States government recognises Agent Orange use in the Pacific
For decades, United States officials have denied using a deadly chemical called Agent Orange on the islands of Guam, American Samoa and other Pacific...
Moves to remove Kiribati High Court justice ‘assault on the judiciary’, says former president
The Kiribati government has made an extraordinary attempt to deport suspended High Court justice, David Lambourne.
Lambourne is an Australian and longtime resident of Kiribati....
Solomon Islands Government seeks to delay election, sparking concern
There’s a concern there may be trouble ahead in the Solomon Islands as the ruling Government seeks to delay next year’s election.
MP Peter Kenilorea,...
Tongatapu by-elections on 03 November
Tonga will hold a parliamentary by-election on 03 November to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the constituencies of...
Vanuatu leads the way for Pacific elimination of trachoma – the world’s biggest infectious...
-Vanuatu has become the most recent country in the world and the first Pacific island country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD)...
Former Fiji Opposition MP and Tui Namosi sentenced to 36 months imprisonment
Former Fiji’s Opposition MP and Namosi province paramount Ratu Suliano Matanitobua has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment by the Anti-Corruption Division of the...
AOSIS pushes progress on Loss and Damage Finance Facility
The operationalisation of a Loss and Damage Finance Facility is an urgent issue for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that grapple with servicing loans...
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Vanuatu becomes 112th State party to Cluster Munitions Convention
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Presidency has welcomed Vanuatu as the 112th State Party to the Convention, effective 1 March 2026.
In a statement,...
The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study...
Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on...
Palau steps up preparations for 55th Pacific Leaders Meeting
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Deputy Secretary General Esala Nayasi met Wednesday with Palau Minister of State Gustav Aitaro and members of Palau’s National...