USAID Administrator launches country representative office for PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
USAID Administrator Samantha Power has officially inaugurated the elevation of USAID’s presence in Papua New Guinea from a regional satellite office to a Country...
Sixth Pacific Met Council Meeting opens with moment of silence for victims of Maui...
The sixth Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-6), where officials have gathered to discuss and explore opportunities to strengthen weather, climate, water, ocean...
Contest in the Pacific
Geostrategic contests in the Pacific region have “elevated” over the past few years.
This was highlighted by newlyappointed Australian high commissioner to Fiji Ewen McDonald,...
Call for a review of the ‘regional architecture’ to address the needs of Forum...
By Pita Ligaiula
With so many regional plans, strategies, frameworks – and now the 2050 Strategy, some Pacific countries are concerned with very less implementation...
‘Going gets tough’ for Pacific partners at Finance Forum
Tough questions need to be asked as the Pacific confronts climate change, lack of progress in sustainable development and the growing vulnerabilities in the...
U.S to open expanded aid mission to Pacific island countries
The U.S aid agency will open its expanded mission to Pacific island countries this week, aiming to show commitment to a region that now...
Pacific Engagement Visa programme advances in parliament – McDonald
The Pacific Engagement Visa programme which could pave the way for 3,000 Pacific Islanders to gain citizenship in Australia is going through parliamentary processes...
Aimeliik Legislature calls for investigation of AIMSPLA Chairman Sriderio Rengulbai for alleged misconduct in...
By Leilani Reklai
The 12th Aimeliik State Legislature passed a resolution requesting Aimeliik Governor Browny Simer to investigate allegations of misconduct in office made...
Celebrating youth Green Skills for good governance
By SONJA STEFANOVSKA-TRAJANOSKA, Anti-Corruption Adviser, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
Challenges We Face
Today, the world is grappling with a severe climate crisis that is...
Vanuatu no-confidence motion looks likely to fail
Three Members of Vanuatu Parliament (MPs) have withdrawn their support for the motion of no-confidence, according to the Parliamentary Speakers’ Office.
These three MPs wrote...
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El Niño declared as drought and cyclone risks increase: Tonga Meteorological Service
Tonga has declared that El Niño conditions are now in force, with meteorologists warning of increased drought risk, reduced rainfall and a potentially more...
UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age
UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms...
WHO and UNAIDS warn HIV gains at risk as funding cuts threaten AIDS response
By Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, and Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe and...