Eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us: UN chief
Nuclear weapons are “a deadly reminder of countries’ inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, urging...
Ibrahim Thiaw appointed interim UN Climate Change head
Mauritanian diplomat and head of the UN body to combat desertification Ibrahim Thiaw has been appointed interim executive secretary of UN Climate Change.
Thiaw will...
President Fritch describes pro-independence candidates’ wins in Tahiti as catastrophic
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has described the election of three candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party to the French National Assembly as...
Media Association of Solomon Islands recognise journalists with awards
Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) has awarded local journalists and newsroom in the country with Excellency Awards in recognition of their hard work...
Independent report finds ANZ’s financial literacy programme helps seasonal workers improve financial wellbeing
An independent report by Melbourne's RMIT University into the impact of MoneyMinded, ANZ's financial inclusion programme, has found that the program has significantly strengthened...
If we are to have a future, climate justice needs a legal footing
The ICJ should issue a legal opinion on the rights of present and future generations to inhabit a world that is not ravaged by...
Wisil claims 100m title as Papua New Guinea bag five athletics golds at Pacific Mini Games
Toea Wisil headed a Papua New Guinea clean sweep in the women’s 100 metres final at the Pacific Mini Games in Saipan.
The 34-year-old sprinter...
Solomon Islands Golden Girl shines with three Gold Medals at Mini-Games
Jenly Tegu Wini continues her impressive form, bagging 3 Gold Medals at the Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini-Games.
Jenly bagged the medals from the 55kg...
Two Pacific Mini Games athletes test positive for Covid-19
With around 2,000 people entering the CNMI — many for the very first time — the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp reported that two athletes have...
USP partners with ANZ Group to provide financial literacy programme in the Pacific-ACP region
The University of the South Pacific Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme signed an agreement today to partner with the Australia and New Zealand...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...