Forum SG launches Blue Pacific appeal for Tonga recovery
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has launched a fundraising appeal to help Tonga’s recovery from the 15 January eruption and tsunami.
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Pacific Islands Forum Members lend diplomatic support to Tongan Government’s recovery efforts at UN...
Pacific Island Forum (PIF) ambassadors to the United Nations gathered virtually on the 21st of January 2022 to pledge their governments’ solidarity and coordinate...
‘We must all stand and work for our country’, King Tupou VI tells Tonga
“The people that can withstand difficulties are those that stand together,” Tongan King Tupou VI said in an address to the nation that was...
European Union brings relief to victims of Tonga’s volcanic eruption and tsunami
In response to the violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 near the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, the European...
UN coordinator in Tonga: ‘Resources on the ground are not enough’
As news coverage of the eruption and tsunami that hit Tonga starts to fade away, the United Nations Coordination Specialist in the country has...
UK aid heads to Tonga as Pacific nation continues the clean-up after eruption and...
UK-funded aid is being sent to Tonga, almost a week after parts of the island nation were devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.
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Six million voters for poll
It is expected that around six million eligible voters in Papua New Guinea will take part in this year’s general election, with an updated...
Samoa Cabinet approves medical transfer of former PM to New Zealand
The Samoa Cabinet has approved the medical transfer to New Zealand of opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegoai.
A Cabinet minister said the former prime minister...
Vanuatu loses UN voting right
Vanuatu’s right to vote in the 193-member United Nations (UN) General Assembly has been suspended over unpaid dues.
It still owes VT90,000 to the UN.
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Cable repair ship to set sail from PNG to restore communications to Tonga
Preparations are being made to send a specialist cable repair ship from Papua New Guinea to Tonga to fix breaks in the Tonga Cable...
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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
The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the...