Case reintroduces bill for more Pacific isle engagement
A group of lawmakers in the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus led by U.S representative Ed Case reintroduced legislation last Wednesday calling for a significant...
First ICJ submissions on climate change expected in October
-Following the adoption of the resolution seeking an Advisory Opinion (AO) on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by consensus, legal...
UN debates deep sea mining as countries and companies now allowed to seek provisional...
A UN agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth’s watery depths to countries and companies that as...
Australia calls on China, Solomon Islands to ‘immediately’ publish new policing deal, as Sogavare...
-The Australian government has called on Solomon Islands and China to “immediately” publish a new policing plan between the two countries, saying it is...
Changes suggested in appointment of Fiji PM
Election of a prime minister on the floor of Parliament will be done by voice and not secret ballot, the Standing Orders Committee has...
Cook Islands well-positioned to demonstrate and uphold strong regional leadership: Puna
Cook Islands is well-positioned to demonstrate and uphold the strong regional leadership that we need to ensure that we, as the Blue Pacific, are...
Deputy PM Marles visits Solomon Islands and could commit Australia to extended security presence
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has suggested Australian troops and police might stay in Solomon Islands beyond this year, in a sign the federal...
Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna in Cook Islands for Pacific regional high-level consultations
Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Henry Puna, received a warm welcome home on his first official visit to the Cook Islands...
Fiji PM Rabuka to move motion on Political Parties Act, Attempt is illegal, claims...
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will move a motion in Parliament on Friday regarding certain sections of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and...
Forum SG role not for the faint-hearted: Puna
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna says he has learnt the hard way in his role for the last two years in...
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COP31 Pacific Climate envoys to elevate Climate Change impacts on global stage
The Pacific COP31 Envoys, endorsed by the Pacific Climate Change Ministers, have now been formally appointed through a joint letter from the COP31 President-Designate...
Palau makes historic call for UN nicotine control ahead of Pacific Leaders’ Forum
Ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum, Palau has made history by becoming the first nation to formally request that the United Nations examine nicotine...
Tuvalu Youth leader selected to help lead 2026 Commonwealth Youth Forum
Tuvalu youth leader Eleala Avanitele has been selected to serve on an international task force responsible for planning and delivering the 2026 Commonwealth Youth...