Big picture vision conversations missing in the Pacific
Big picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, said one of the region’s foremost commentators...
Threats of sea-level rise and erosion of statehood very real: Tuvalu Foreign Minister Kofe
Legal experts from around the region are gathered in Fiji for the regional conference on Statehood, Protection of Persons affected by sea level rise.
The...
Pacific leader calls for European Union-style free movement across the region
Australia and New Zealand should make good on their rhetoric of being part of a “Pacific family” by creating a European Union-style common market...
Panuelo gears up for leadership transfer; candidates for FSM president named
After losing his bid for another term, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President David Panuelo has begun preparing for the leadership turnover to his...
PNG Fisheries Minister calls on Forum Leaders to unite and stand firm against Japan’s...
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Jelta Wong has asked all Pacific Forum Leaders of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) to...
Pacific Leader criticises U.S and allies’ new strategic language
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has criticised the United State for changing its strategic language around the Pacific without consulting the region, adding...
Final UN climate report an emergency siren: Greenpeace Pacific
The final report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s Sixth Assessment Cycle is the final-hour warning before the clock runs out...
Climate on agenda for Samoan prime minister visit to Australia
Supporting small island states impacted by climate change is expected to be a key issue for the Samoan prime minister during a visit to...
Solomon Islands concerned with Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear treated water into the Pacific...
Solomon Islands has reiterated concerns over plans by Japan to discharge nuclear treated water into the ocean and its impact on the health of...
Pacific Ministers urged to set global example and declare the Pacific free of fossil...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila
Civil society organisations in Vanuatu and the Pacific are calling on governments to set global example...
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Palau takes charge as Forum Leaders begin talks
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has told regional leaders that the challenge facing...
‘This is the moment to invest’: Cook Islands PM backs Pacific Resilience Facility
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has called on development partners, philanthropies and institutional investors to back the...
Tonga calls PRF a ‘game-changer’ for Pacific Resilience
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Tonga's Finance Minister Vika Sivoki Lavemaau has described the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) as a “game-changer” for the...