Fiji Defence Minister welcomes top appointments
Fiji's Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu says the recent top appointments within the disciplined forces are timely.
Seruiratu said these are challenging times and there are...
PNG forced to transfer vaccines donated by New Zealand
Pacific nations are swiftly rolling out their vaccine programmes, but some countries are struggling with vaccine hesitancy, logistical challenges and the risk of significant...
New modelling shows children born today set for more climate-induced disasters
There are warnings that children born today can expect to live through up to 24 times more extreme weather events than their grandparents will...
PNG, Vanuatu leaders says the United Nations must assess human rights in West Papua
Papua New Guinea's leader says the United Nations must assess human rights in West Papua as has been called for by the Pacific Islands...
Kiribati President says AUKUS nuclear submarine deal puts Pacific at risk
The United Kingdom is a long way from the Pacific. But London is front and centre of moves to secure this region against the...
FSM joins global pledge to reduce 2020 methane levels by 30 percent by 2030
The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), David Panuelo, has committed his island nation to the Global Methane Pledge; which seeks a...
Strong Pacific voice needed at COP26
British High Commissioner to Fiji, George Edgar has emphasised the importance of a strong Pacific voice in Glasgow, Scotland during the global climate change...
Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate change
Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), moments before switching to an impassioned plea for...
‘It really woke parliament up’: King of Tonga criticises government handling of drugs crisis
The king of Tonga has criticised the country’s parliament for what he says is a failure by the government to combat the country’s problems...
Fiji records 52 new cases of COVID-19, two new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 52 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 50,737 and 590 deaths...
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Forum SG Waqa urges stronger Pacific legal capacity at treaty law workshop
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, has called for stronger legal capacity across the region as Pacific countries engage more...
Asia- Pacific accounts for three-quarters of global disaster- affected people: OCHA
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the Asia-Pacific region remains the most disaster-affected area in the world, with...
Experts of the Committee on enforced disappearances praise lack of cases of enforced disappearance...
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances Tuesday concluded its consideration of the initial report of Samoa on its implementation of the provisions of the International...