Forum Leaders endorse the Suva Agreement
By Pita Ligaiula
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting has ended in Fiji with the endorsement of the Suva Agreement.
This was confirmed by the...
Cook Islands: “Uphold the decision making process of our Forum leaders”
By Nic Maclellan
The Cook Islands representative to the Pacific Islands Forum, Tepaeru Herrmann says they respect Kiribati’s decision to withdraw from the Forum,...
PNG hands over Chairmanship of Melanesian Spearhead Group to Vanuatu
The Special Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit successfully concluded Wednesday with the handing over of the MSG Chairmanship from Papua New Guinea to...
Forum chair welcomes U.S support on Tuna Treaty
By Pita Ligaiula
Fijian Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Voreqe Bainimarama has welcomed the United States renewed engagement to the...
Pacific island leaders welcome U.S. pledge to triple funding for region
Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States to triple aid to the region to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and...
Kiribati ‘cooking something with China’ – former Kiribati president
Former Kiribati president Anote Tong suspects a major agreement is “cooking” between Beijing and Tarawa after the country's decision to quit the Pacific Islands...
Pacific looks to international court for help on climate
Climate-threatened Pacific islands are pushing for the International Court of Justice to throw its weight behind efforts to arrest climate change, with the initiative...
PM Albanese hugs Solomon Islands PM and preaches positivity at Pacific Islands Forum in...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Solomon Islands counterpart have hugged and greeted each other warmly while meeting face to face for the...
Australian support for Pacific does not come with strings attached: PM Albanese
By Pita Ligaiula
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reassured Pacific nations that his government support in the region does not come with strings...
Fijian Police remove two Chinese defence attaches from Pacific Islands Forum meeting
Two Chinese defence attaches have been kicked out by Fijian police from a Pacific Islands Forum meeting at which the US vice-president, Kamala Harris,...
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Aust PM to host series of Pacific leaders’ meetings in Queensland
After returning from Fiji and the Solomon Islands and signing historic agreements with Fiji and Vanuatu, Prime Minister Albanese will host Pacific leaders from...
CROP heads discuss 2050 strategy, energy crisis and COP31 preparations
The 66th Heads of Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) Meeting convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on Tuesday, focusing on...
Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
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