Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...
Climate mobility is not an abstract
The Pacific region has taken a leading role in shaping global climate mobility and human security policies.
And the region’s central role in international climate...
World’s first regional guidance on climate relocation protects rights, ensure funding for affected communities
Pacific Island governments today, launched the world's first regional guide to address climate-related relocation grounded in human rights principles.
As Pacific leaders gather for a...
MSG calls for peace as Middle East conflicts escalates
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East, calling for an urgent and peaceful...
Argentina eyes Pacific Islands Forum dialogue partnership as NZ says nations must decide
Argentina says it wants a deeper foothold in the Pacific, but New Zealand says any move into the region’s premier political body must be...
Palau President Whipps to speak at the 13th World Ocean Summit
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr will discuss how science and technology can help Palau, and small island nations, better steward the oceans and safeguard...
Prioritise Pacific voices in policy, say CSOs
Civil society has called for inclusive spaces to voice community experiences and challenges in climate mobility policymaking.
Director of Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations...
Cook Islands declared ‘world leader’ in seabed sector
Seabed mining is no longer a distant ambition for the Cook Islands as at last week’s Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security and Shared Prosperity summit...
‘We’re not interested in being guinea pigs out here;” Guam bucks U.S plans to...
Guam Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio did not mince words in his meeting this week with visiting Department of the Interior officials, telling them that...
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Rewa Chief says Fiji’s military immunity call challenges government to deliver accountability
Rewa Chief Ro Naulu Mataitini has described the Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ (RFMF) call to remove constitutional immunity protections as “Fiji's most courageous...
25th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting concludes in Wellington
The 25th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Ministerial Meeting and the 7th Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting (RFMM) concluded on 02 July 2026 with a Ministerial...
Fiji Military backs end to constitutional immunity: Commander Kalouniwai
The Republic of the Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) has backed ending constitutional immunity provisions, saying accountability is essential for lasting peace and constitutional reform.
In...