UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around

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The COVID pandemic has taken four million lives, devastated the global economy, pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty and continues to...

Cook Islands Immigration approves revised policies to ease labour shortage

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration rolled out changes to its immigration policies on Monday and backdated them to 01 July, in a...

Bougainville referendum vote must be ratified, says PNG Opposition leader Namah

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Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Belden Namah says the Bougainville referendum vote for independence must be ratified by Parliament. “The vote was taken under the...

UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore resigns ‘with a heavy heart’

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The head of the UN Children’s Fund, Henrietta Fore, announced her resignation on Tuesday, in order to devote herself fulltime to caring for her...

Vanuatu 19 MPs’ appeal verdict on Friday

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Vanuatu Court of Appeal will rule on the appeal of the 19 Members of Parliament (MPs) against Judge Oliver Saksak ‘s judgment on Friday...

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Fijians in Australia rally as COVID-19 ravages their homeland

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Just four months ago, Fiji had kept COVID-19 at bay. The Pacific country, which instituted strict border controls and quarantine, had recorded 68 cases between...

‘It’s just like flu’: misinformation and fear hamper Papua New Guinea’s Covid vaccine rollout

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Three months since Papua New Guinea launched its Covid vaccine rollout, just 60,000 people – or 0.6% of the population – have received their...

Australia sends second medical team to Fiji amid growing diplomatic tensions

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Australia is sending a second medical assistance team (AUSMAT) to assist Fiji’s worsening COVID-19 crisis, as diplomatic tensions in the region escalate. The rapid response...

Fiji reports 647 positive cases of COVID-19 and one death

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Fiji has reported 647 new cases of COVID-19 and one COVID-19 death Tuesday. Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong says...

IMF: Fiji among PICs that will face longer period of recovery from COVID-19 impact

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Fiji is among other Pacific island countries that will face a longer period of recovery from the impact of COVID-19 because it has depended...

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Make it easier and cheaper’: New Zealand eases visa restrictions for Pacific Island nations

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New Zealand is easing visa restrictions for visitors from Pacific Island nations, the New Zealand foreign affairs and immigration ministers announced on Friday. From early...

Indigenous groups from the Pacific, Brazil and Canada hand demands to COP30 Presidency to...

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Pacific Climate Warriors Thursday joined the largest mobilisation of Indigenous peoples in Brazil, and handed a strongly worded letter from civil society to the...

Rising seas threaten nation’s survival as Pacific gears up for UN Ocean talks: Tuvalu...

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Tuvalu Prime Minister and chair the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), Feleti Teo didn’t hold back Thursday as he opened the Oceans Ministers...