Forum SG welcomes Australia’s net zero emission target by 2050
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the new climate policy announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott...
Pacific region scale back attendance at COP26 due to COVID-19 pandemic
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific nations are on the frontlines of climate change because of rising sea levels risk having the smallest voice at...
South Pacific Cyclone Season starts today
The first day of November is also the first day of the South Pacific cyclone season.
Last season taught humanitarian and emergency personnel that they...
Antigua, Tuvalu to seek justice over climate change damage
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu today signed a historic accord allowing for litigation before international courts.
This...
Marshall Islands could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years, delegates warn Cop26
Delegates from the Marshall Islands warned today that their nation could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years if nothing serious is done...
“Greater Ambition now critical” as UN Climate Change Conference opens
Following a series of reports and studies warning that urgent action is needed to keep the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global average temperature...
Whipps pleads with world leaders to take “radical action now” on climate crisis
Palau's President Sunangel Whipps Jr. has appealed to the world leaders to take “radical actions” to combat the devastating impacts of climate change to...
PNG IFMS System hacked: Pundari
Papua New Guinea's Finance Department is restoring the Government system after a purported hacker left its Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) vulnerable for a...
COP26: the world’s best chance to save our one blue planet – Pacific ACP Leaders call on G20 for climate action
Ahead of the G20 Rome Summit and COP26 in Glasgow, Pacific Leaders have written a letter to G20 Leaders, asking the G20 to do...
OCO and WHO Stand Against Illicit Trade of Tobacco
A joint operation by the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and the World Health Organisation codenamed “Operation EXIT” is expected to provide insights into how...
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Strengthening the frontline of Pacific fisheries: FFA opens more scholarship opportunities
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is continuing its investment in the region’s frontline fisheries workforce by opening another scholarship opportunity through its...
Fiji set to compete for global rugby supremacy as Nations Championship Trophy is unveiled
Fiji’s place among the world’s rugby elite has been reinforced with the unveiling of the inaugural Nations Championship Trophy, as the Flying Fijians prepare...
Dr Aqorau questions Pacific regionalism’s impact, calls for focus on results
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has challenged Pacific leaders and regional institutions to assess whether decades of regional declarations...