U.S military to expand footprint in Pacific islands region
Washington has announced plans to amplify U.S military presence in the Pacific islands region amid growing threats to regional stability and economic security.
“The U.S...
Aotearoa New Zealand continues work to amplify Pacific’s voice at COP27
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has signed a Grant Funding Arrangement with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
Weather ready Pacific highlighted during first Pacific Ministerial Meeting on disaster risk management
The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters.
Each year, the region faces economic losses amounting to USD$500 million. With climate change likely to...
UNGA77 must be a milestone for loss and damage response finance: AOSIS
During the ongoing 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA), it is imperative that governments show their leadership in the fight against the climate crisis by...
‘Time to move on’ as Marshalls drops three-year state of health disaster
The Marshall Islands has ended over three years of a State of Health Disaster and opened its borders to normal travel as of this...
Washington should focus on climate change for Pacific islands- leaders
Washington should accept Pacific island priorities for the region, making climate change - not superpower competition - the most urgent security task, the region's...
Pacific Elders call on ‘big brother’ Australia to take lead on climate change
Former Pacific leaders have called on Australia to take the lead on climate change in the region, saying their "future is at stake" unless...
Kiribati Government hits out again at judiciary
The Government of Kiribati says it will soon have an acting chief justice in place, following the suspension of Chief Justice Bill Hastings.
Currently Kiribati...
Anger as company gets go ahead to mine on seafloor
Deep Sea mining could begin in the Pacific as early as this month, after regulators decided to allow The Metals Company to start mining...
Elected PNG MP and Member for Wewak, Kevin Isifu dies
An elected Member of the PNG Parliament and Member for Wewak Kevin Eziro Isifu has died early this morning in Port Moresby.
Isifu was elected...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...