Solomon Islands and China security pact ‘non-issue’
The security pact Solomon Islands and China signed following the 2021 November riot in Honiara is now a non-issue, according to Albert Kabui, the...
Forum Election Observers complete first Mission to Federated States of Micronesia
A Pacific Islands Forum Election Observer Team has completed it’s first every deployment to the Federated States of Micronesia General Election.
The Forum Observer Mission...
International Court of Justice to advise states on climate duties: ‘A turning point for...
One of the world’s most important courts will advise states on their responsibilities for curbing global emissions and the legal consequences of inaction, following...
Carbon credit industry resists vulnerable nations’ call to fund adaptation
The carbon credit industry has successfully fought off a push by some of the most climate vulnerable nations to place a mandatory levy on...
Forum Secretary General Puna takes 2050 message to leaders in Niue
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna is wrapping up a week of stakeholder sessions in Niue with a visit to the national college,...
Donald Trump indicted; First U.S ex-president charged with crime
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S president to...
NZ stands with Vanuatu on Climate at UN
New Zealand is welcoming a decision by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of Justice to consider countries’ international legal...
FLNKS wil tell French PM of Kanaks’ ‘humiliation’ over referendum
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS say they will tell the French Prime Minister of the Kanak pepole's "sense of humiliation" over the last independence referendum.
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Pacific Islands Forum Chair Brown welcomes new UN resolution on climate change
The Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, has 'warmly welcomed' the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a new...
Interview with Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe
With Tuvalu Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe, speaking in Q and A mode in the margins of this week’s Pacific conference on statehood and...
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PINA Statement for World Press Freedom Day 2026
By President, Kalafi Moala
On this World Press Freedom Day, we gather under a powerful and timely theme: “Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting...
Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...