World Bank increases its COVID-19 assistance to Solomon Islands
With Solomon Islands’ COVID-19 situation having significantly worsened over the past several months – with over 14,000 confirmed cases and 141 reported deaths –...
25 years of partnerships launched on World Tuna Day
First 100 percent sustainable tuna fishery celebrates 25 years of Western and Central Pacific fisheries partnerships on World Tuna Day
Over the past 25 years,...
IAEA releases first report on safety of planned water discharge from Fukushima Daiichi site
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force, which is reviewing Japan’s policy to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station...
Pacific Islands Climate Change Forum highlights importance of climate science for decision-making
Climate change is not something that will occur in the future. For people living in the Pacific, it is something they are facing already.
The...
Pacific community pleads for Australian climate action amid regional tension
Former Pacific island leaders have called on Australia to take “credible and urgent actions on climate change” and criticised a lack of consultation with...
Off The Hook: How the big subsidisers are avoiding responsibility in the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations
This June, Trade Ministers will be meeting in Geneva for the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference. One of the key areas of...
Op-ed: Enduring Partnership with Fiji
By John Feakes, Australian High Commissioner to Fiji
The bonds between Australia and Fiji are deep. We recently marked 50 years of bilateral relations,...
Solomon Islands PM suggests Australia’s reaction to China security deal is hysterical and hypocritical
The prime minister of Solomon Islands has accused the Australian government of hypocrisy over his country’s security deal with China, saying the Aukus pact...
Climate crisis – not China – is biggest threat to Pacific, say former leaders
Growing military tensions in the Pacific between China, the U.S and Australia do not address the most significant security threat to the region –...
Climate change expert Ian Fry brings passion, experience to new post
Ian Fry, an expert on climate change and human rights, has witnessed first-hand the impact of climate change on people´s lives.
He was in the...
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Sea-level rise will not threaten sovereignty or maritime boundaries: Tuvalu PM
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the country’s response to climate change must remain rooted in the “Tuvalu Way” as it works to protect...
Tuvalu’s future depends on educated, healthy people: PM Teo
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the country’s development must be measured by the opportunities and quality of life it creates for its people,...
Island leaders push global agenda on climate adaptation, ocean governance and finance
Island communities are already developing practical responses to climate, ocean and economic challenges, but stronger collaboration, finance and partnerships are needed to take those...