Pacific needs climate security, not army bases: Vanuatu Finance Minister Koanapo
The Pacific region needs human climate security, not submarines, warships or army bases, said Vanuatu Minister of Finance, Johnny Koanapo.
While lives and livelihoods are...
Vanuatu snap election will require VT100 million budget
The cost of a snap election, similar to a Vanuatu general election is over VT100 million (approximately over US$860,000).
Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Edward...
‘Don’t dissolve Parliament’: Vanuatu Opposition
The 27 Members of Parliament (MPs) who are signatories to both a request for Parliament to meet in extraordinary session and a motion of...
“We will be there” Loughman to face no confidence vote on Friday: Vanuatu PM
The Vanuatu prime minister Bob Loughman has confirmed he will attend the next sitting of an extra-ordinary parliament session on Friday to face a...
European Union working to increase economic, security ties in Pacific
The European Union is working to boost its presence in the Pacific through economic ties and new security commitments as geostrategic competition in the...
Kiribati Government withdraws appeal against David Lambourne
The Kiribati Government has withdrawn its appeal case against the judicial biased judgement of then Chief Justice Hastings in relation to the life-term appointment...
Vanuatu Opposition ready to elect a new PM amidst Loughman boycott
Vanuatu Parliament was not able to topple Prime Minister, Bob Loughman today due to lack of the two third of the 52 members of...
Shocking figures reveal severity of the ocean crisis
New Greenpeace analysis shows that since governments began discussing a new Global Ocean Treaty two decades ago, nearly 120 marine species have become critically...
Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
The intergovernmental conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the ocean’s biological diversity opened its fifth and likely final session on Monday.
Amidst calls for...
UN member states meet in New York to hammer out high seas treaty
UN member states gather in New York to hammer out a long-awaited treaty that, if agreed, will govern the planet’s last, lawless wilderness: the...
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OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...