Forum Leaders sound alarm on drug crisis, Call for coordinated action
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have issued a blunt warning that illegal drugs are becoming a major threat to the region’s security, health, and social stability.
In...
Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt sworn in as new Samoa PM
Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt was sworn in on Tuesday as Samoa’s new prime minister, alongside 31 successful candidates of his Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa...
Forum Leaders back Indonesia’s sovereignty, Push for 2026 West Papua visit
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have reaffirmed their recognition of Indonesia’s sovereignty over West Papua while pushing for a long-delayed human rights mission to...
Forum Leaders back Fiji’s Green Climate Fund bid and launch PRF in Tonga
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have taken major steps to strengthen climate finance, endorsing Fiji’s bid to host a Green Climate Fund (GCF)...
Forum Leaders tighten rules on regional partnerships
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed a new policy to govern engagement with external partners, aiming to strengthen...
Pacific Leaders unite to declare region an Ocean of Peace
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have formally declared the region an “Ocean of Peace,” a move they say is essential to...
Pacific Leaders endorse key regional priorities at Honiara meeting
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Forum Chair and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says Pacific leaders have agreed on a series of...
ICJ Climate ruling equals accountability and action: President Whipps
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change must lead...
Pacific must turn ICJ opinion into real action: Regenvanu
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu says the Pacific must quickly translate the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
ICJ Climate ruling a tool to hold big polluters accountable: Palau President
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change gives vulnerable...
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HIV cases could reach 9,000 – Fiji Assistant Health Minister tells Parliament
Fiji could soon have close to 9,000 people living with HIV, a figure that will place growing pressure on the country’s public health system,...
NZ PM Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa, Tonga to meet new PMs
New Zealand Prime Minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga later this week, for what will be the government's first comprehensive engagements...
Technology must be affordable, reliable for small islands,’ Palau President urges at World Ocean...
Palau President Surange lWhipps Jr called for “sustained collaboration and equitable access to technology” as cornerstones of ocean governance, delivering the keynote at the...