3.2 million leaflets for New Caledonian voters
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Millions of leaflets with candidate lists and party propaganda have been collated for distribution to voters across New Caledonia, in...
PNG PM directs nationwide preparedness as EL Nino threatens prolonged dry season
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Marshall Islands Chair opens Economic officials meeting, urges strong input for Ministers
Chair of the 2026 Forum Economic Officials Meeting and Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Banking and Postal Services of Marshall Islands, Ayako Yamaguchi-Eliou,...
Why Capacity Building Matters: Supporting Pacific SIDS in understanding Deep-Seabed Governance
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New World Rugby Rankings criteria
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El Niño declared as drought and cyclone risks increase: Tonga Meteorological Service
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UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age
UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms...
WHO and UNAIDS warn HIV gains at risk as funding cuts threaten AIDS response
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SPREP urges Pacific Communities to prepare as El Niño declared across the region
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has urged Pacific communities to begin preparing for the impacts of El Niño after the...
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The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has rejected a United States call to end the mandate of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation,...
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