Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage articulates vision
The Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage (L&D), Ralph Regenvanu, has lamented what he’s described as “woefully insufficient” levels of climate change...
Loss and damage washing our Pacific Islands culture away
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Melanesian Leaders’ Summit postponed
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit proposed to be held from 17 -21 July is postponed to another date, which is yet to...
China to ‘fill the gap’ in Solomon Islands budget as PM blasts ‘unneighbourly’ Australia...
China will “fill the gap” in Solomon Islands’ troubled budget, after Australia and other traditional development partners suddenly withdrew millions of dollars in promised...
PM Marape announces French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to PNG on 28 July
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, James Marape, announced Monday that French President, Emmanuel Macron, will undertake a one-day visit to...
Macron to push French ‘alternative’ amid U.S-China tussle in the Pacific
French President Emmanuel Macron travels to the southwest Pacific next week offering a "French alternative" to a region marked by rising China-U.S tensions, his...
PM Sogavare says cost of China trip is a ‘drop in the ocean’ compared...
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare does not confirm whether more than $1.3 million (US$162,879) was used to fund his recent trip to the...
New Zealand PM says Pacific region less secure amid China’s rise
New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has said that the Pacific region is becoming “more contested, less predictable, and less secure” as China becomes...
Australia welcomes IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan
Australia has welcomed the final report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Japan’s proposed release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi...
Solomon Islands PM lied about China funded trip, Waste of taxpayers’ money: Opposition leader
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has slammed the recent trip by the Prime Minister and his delegation to China describing it as...
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Palau President Whipps pushes for fixed annual Forum date
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says he will push Forum Leaders to set a fixed annual date for the...
Kiribati President Maamau hands Small Island States Chair to Palau
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has called for stronger advocacy and support for Small Island States as he handed...
Palau takes SIS Chair, President Whipps calls for results that reach the people
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called on Small Island States (SIS) leaders to focus on practical outcomes...