Pacific demands climate action as 1.5C limit comes under threat: UN deputy SG
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called on the world to match Pacific leadership on climate change with urgent action on emissions, adaptation...
France urges big emitters to act as Pacific pushes climate agenda ahead of COP31
France has called on major emitting countries to accelerate emissions cuts and submit stronger climate plans, warning that a world heading towards 3 degrees...
EU backs Pacific as Commissioner Hoekstra warns climate impacts are already here
European Union Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has warned that the loss of land in Tuvalu is a sign of what climate change could bring...
Indonesia protests West Papua remarks at UN New Caledonia hearing
Indonesia has protested after West Papua was raised during a United Nations Fourth Committee hearing on New Caledonia, calling for the remarks to be...
Empowering Pacific-led research and data, and youth leadership to shape climate decisions
Pacific leadership requires meaningful youth influences and the resources, skills and scientific evidence needed to shape regional and international climate decisions.
This was the resounding...
Bulikula confident of winning women’s RWLC
First timers, the Fiji Bulikula has set their sights on winning the Women's Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) after the Fiji National Rugby League...
Pacific bloc demands UN mission to New Caledonia as decolonisation debate intensifies
Pacific countries have renewed calls for a United Nations visiting mission to New Caledonia, saying an independent assessment is needed as the territory continues...
French Polynesia urges UN-backed decolonisation dialogue with France
French Polynesia President Mottai Brotherson has called on France to open a United Nations-backed decolonisation dialogue, saying 13 years after French Polynesia was placed...
Pacific has talked enough, now it is time for action: PNG PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backed the Taku Pakasoa Declaration but warned Pacific leaders and the international community that climate commitments...
COP31 must turn Pacific climate promises into action: Timor Leste President Ramos-Horta
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta has called for COP31 to deliver on long-standing climate commitments, warning that vulnerable Pacific and small island states cannot continue...
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A Blue Pacific on fire on the road to COP31
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
I join so many others in extending my warmest congratulations to the Fiji and Tuvalu Governments for their Herculian effort...
New Zealand scores poorly on health protection in climate plans, Timor-Leste among top performers
New Zealand has scored among the lowest countries globally for integrating public health into its climate plan, while Timor-Leste ranks among the top five...
SPC climate programme records US$129.9 million in new funding approvals
The Pacific Community (SPC) secured US$129.9 million in new climate finance approvals in 2025, as its Climate Change Flagship expanded support for Pacific Island...