“We can’t turn a blind eye to poverty’s hidden dimensions” – Fiji Women’s Minister...
Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya, has called for urgent and collective action to tackle the social and institutional maltreatment...
Vanuatu’s first ICJ appearance sees historic result
Last week, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) made the announcement that it would be handing back its last colony in Africa, the...
French Pacific send delegations to UN decolonisation committee
-French Polynesia and New Caledonia, both UN-listed non-sovereign territories to be decolonised, are this week sending delegations to New York to attend the UN's...
We are neutral’: French envoy offers signs of hope for New Caledonia
France’s Ambassador to New Zealand has reaffirmed the European nation’s commitment to facilitate peace while maintaining its presence in the Pacific.
Since May, New Caledonia...
There are no warlords on Bougainville: Toroama
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama says there are no warlords in his Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB).
“Generally, there is peace and security,” he said.
Toroama said...
Former NZ Governor-General honoured, delighted to mediate Bougainville dialogue
Bougainville is not new to New Zealand’s former Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae as he has “skill in the game” when he takes on the...
UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in the Marshall Islands
The UN Human Rights Council convened a dialogue on Friday to examine the nuclear testing legacy in the Marshall Islands, which representatives from the...
‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit
Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on...
Pacific Island nations vote against UN resolution on Israel’s occupation
Seven Pacific Island nations - Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Tuvalu were among the 14 countries...
NZ votes for Middle East resolution at UN
New Zealand has voted for a United Nations resolution on Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian Territory with some caveats, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.
“New...
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Kiribati dodges aid cuts in NZ review
The New Zealand Government has decided against cutting its current foreign aid to Kiribati, following a review sparked by a diplomatic stoush between Foreign...
DOD’s $2 billion investment plans for FSM announced at Hegseth’s bilateral meeting with Micronesian...
The Pentagon plans to invest US$2 billion in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to build more projects that would enable U.S forces to...
Small islands fear EU betrayal over shipping emissions levy
Climate-vulnerable island states say they are being trapped “between a rock and a hard place” by the European Union – led by the Netherlands...