Fifth briefing session by Japan on plans to release contaminated nuclear wastewater into the...
Pacific Islands Forum Members received a fifth virtual briefing from the Government of Japan on 20 September 2022 regarding its plan to release over...
Vanuatu makes historic call for treaty to end the fossil fuel era
Today, Vanuatu called on other nations to join them in establishing a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a proposed international mechanism that aims to explicitly...
Kiribati calls for an end to nuclear weapons at UN General Assembly
The president of Kiribati, Taneti Maamau, has called for an end to the use of nuclear weapons during his speech at the 77th session...
Palau calls for greater U.S support as it renegotiates bilateral agreement
Pacific Island Palau, which is at the centre of the geostrategic struggle between the U,S and China, called on Wednesday for more US support...
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern surprises at Pacific Islands Forum launch where leaders warn emitters:...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a surprise appearance at a Pacific Islands Forum event in New York, joining Pacific leaders as they...
SG Puna welcomes inclusion of all Forum Leaders at Biden summit
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the inclusion of all Forum members to the inaugural White House meeting with President Biden...
Former Opposition MP Salote Radrodro to serve 24 months in prison; remaining six months...
Former Fiji Opposition MP Salote Radrodro has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Suva.
Radrodro was...
Samoa Government scraps COVID-19 travel requirement
It's official. All health restrictions for travelers including mandatory COVID-19 testing have been scrapped, allowing anyone to enter Samoa freely effective today, Thursday 22...
U.S, India engaging on Pacific Islands: Biden’s deputy assistant Kurt Campbell
As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Pacific Islands, Kurt Campbell, the White House Indo-Pacific coordinator and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden, has said...
Marshall Islands head: We must tame ‘climate change monster’
It was 31 years ago when the Marshall Islands’ first president, Amata Kabua, appeared before the UN General Assembly to sound the alarm over...
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UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age
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WHO and UNAIDS warn HIV gains at risk as funding cuts threaten AIDS response
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