Pacific Regional E-Commerce Strategy and Roadmap Approved
A new Regional Strategy to boost e-commerce will help Pacific businesses make the most of global online markets.
Endorsed by Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers,...
New USP research paper explores journalism culture in the region
What are the views of Pacific journalists on professional ethical issues and what pressures affect their work? What is the age, experience, qualifications and...
UNICEF and UN Human Rights welcome Fiji’s Climate Change Act
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Pacific welcomes Fiji’s...
No COVID-19 positive person boarded the Fiji-Solomon Islands repatriation flight
Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services has downplayed rumours circulating in the social media that three COVID-19 positive persons boarded the Fiji-Solomon...
Pacific nations can’t be left behind at COP26
Experts from the Australian National University (ANU) warn Pacific nations are at risk of being left behind in global climate negotiations if they aren't...
Samoa Prime Minister calls for a re-think in aid to the region post Covid
Covid is an opportunity to put things right in the aid system, Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa told the New Zealand Council for...
Xi pledges to join PNG for community with shared future for China, Pacific island nations
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the Chinese side stands ready to work with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to build a community with...
France deploys vast force to secure New Caledonia referendum
France has detailed an unprecedented security set-up for New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum on 12 December.
The French authorities made the announcement as...
COVID-19 challenges ‘disadvantage’ smaller nations in COP26 climate talks
Some of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries have been forced to scale back their attendance at the COP26 climate summit due to COVID-19 travel...
UN General Assembly debate underscores need to deliver on climate action
Bridging the financial and technical gaps that will limit global warming, is the focus of a high-level debate in the UN General Assembly in...
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OACPS SG Batraki pushes shift from talk to action at Malabo Summit
The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...
‘GNUT is a minority government’ as Solomon Islands Opposition claims numbers to govern
Solomon Islands Opposition MP Peter Kenilorea says the current government has lost its majority, insisting a coalition of 28 MPs is ready to take...
UN appoints Jean Arnault as envoy, warns Middle East conflict ‘out of control’
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to lead UN efforts on the Middle East...