WWF commends UN Environment Assembly’s watershed decision to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty
UN Member states at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) have unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, making it...
Allegations of ‘double standards’ as world reacts to Ukraine crisis
International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific, for the way it has been covering the Russia-Ukraine war.
Some have highlighted...
Ukraine war may seem far away from the Pacific, but for some, it hits close to home
Samoan circus owner Tupa'i Bruno Royale watches from afar as violence escalates between Russia and Ukraine.
Although he's thousands of kilometres away in the Pacific,...
UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
The World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
The updated “living guidelines” on related...
Cooks Island resort bans Russians
A Cook Island's resort owner says he is standing by his decision to ban all Russians as a protest against the Ukraine invasion.
The Rarotongan...
Pacific Wayfinder: Merging science with traditional knowledge to combat climate change
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report emphasises that the Pacific needs both modern scientific and traditional knowledge to build resilience to climate...
Super Rugby W: Maiden Fijiana Drua squad named
The Fijiana Drua team will embark on its maiden voyage this Saturday when they take on Melbourne Rebels in Round One of the 2022...
Rebels embracing ‘living love’ mantra as they call on Fijiana insight
It's the mantra guiding the Melbourne Rebels as they begin their Super W season against the Fijiana Drua.
After a series of narrow losses in...
Pacific Elders condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
A group of Pacific Elders has unconditionally condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Pacific Elders are deeply concerned that the invasion heightens the risk...
Fiji votes in favour of UN resolution on Ukraine
Fiji was amongst the 141 countries s voted in favour of the resolution, which reaffirms Ukrainian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity
The UN General Assembly...
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By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
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