UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
As government representatives begin the finalise the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic...
Solomons-New Zealand meeting ‘significant’ – Pacific security expert
Solomon Islands says consultation between Pacific nations could be improved, ahead of a foreign affairs bilateral meeting in New Zealand.
The Solomons' Foreign Affairs Minister...
PM Sogavare dubs the two-day Biden-Pacific leaders’ summit as ‘productive engagement’
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, has had a very productive engagement at the U.S President Joe Biden Summit with Pacific Island Leaders last...
Foreign minister: Solomon Islands may take longer to shed least developed status
The Solomon Islands may not shed its least-developed country status by the 2024 target after suffering economic setbacks, Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele said Monday.
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Australian deputy PM Richard Marles meets Nauru president
-Australian deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, has visited Nauru on his way from Hawaii where he had met with Japan’s defence minister and the...
China-Solomons security deal keeps U.S and Pacific neighbours on deck
Solomon Islands has appealed to its neighbours to give it a break, repeatedly giving reassurance that its security agreement with China was a harmless...
PNG Government’s position on Bouganville
Bougainville’s push for independence has hit a constitutional snag with top legal advisors telling the National Government that nothing can usurp the power and...
FBI sent to the Pacific as U.S, Australia and Japan stand up to China’s...
Defence ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan have agreed to boost military cooperation to counter Chinese influence across the Asia-Pacific.
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Gap to 1.5C yawns, as most governments miss UN deadline to improve climate plans
Almost all the world’s governments have failed to improve their climate plans this year, breaking a promise made at last year’s climate summit in...
‘We have let this drift’: U.S says further work to do after signing Pacific...
The United States has conceded it let its relationship with Pacific Island nations “drift” before reaching an historic new partnership agreement with the region.
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Palau President and Forum Chair, Surangel Whipps Jr has warned that the Pacific must not be treated as a theatre for geopolitical competition, calling...
Pacific Climate envoys take Pacific priorities to UNGA and New York Climate Week
Pacific Climate Envoys are taking the region’s climate priorities to world leaders and partners during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week and New...
Pacific Editors and News leaders Forum adopts Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Declaration
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