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...
France defers referendum on new statute for New Caledonia
Plans to hold a referendum in New Caledonia next year on a new statute for the territory are being abandoned.
The French Junior Overseas Minister,...
Foreign ministers to meet in support of Pacific Island nations
Japan, the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand are arranging a meeting of their foreign ministers in New York to support Pacific Island...
Japan, Palau underscore importance of cross-Taiwan Strait stability
Japan and Taiwan's Pacific ally Palau on Friday underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait while reaffirming their opposition to...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...