Pacific nations appeal for solidarity to combat COVID-19 and climate change
Pacific Island leaders speaking in the UN General Assembly on Saturday underlined the need for global solidarity, commitment and action to tackle COVID-19 and...
Fiji legislates 2050 net zero commitment, PM Bainimarama calls on G20 nations to follow suit
Three days after the Fijian Parliament passed a ground-breaking Climate Change Bill, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama delivered a challenge to developed countries at the...
Vanuatu to push international court for climate change opinion
-Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from...
Palau President Whipps calls UN to address “inequity” in climate finance
Word leaders must address the “inequity and reduce the “artificial barriers” that hinder small countries from accessing climate finance needed to address the climate...
Fiji records 54 new cases of COVID-19, FEMAT winding down its operation
Fiji has recorded 54 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 50,685 and 588 deaths...
Nauru president touts Taiwan’s global record at UN General Assembly
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said last Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Taiwan has made exemplary contributions globally in the fight...
European Union and UNCTAD join forces to boost Pacific trade
A new trade facilitation project was launched last week by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Pacific Islands Forum SG Henry Puna’s statement on International day for total elimination of nuclear weapons
I join Forum Leaders in commemorating and promoting International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September.
A day that once again...
Pacific Leaders meet with United Nations Secretary-General
Pacific Leaders met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 23 September 2021 in a virtual meeting held on the margins of the high-level...
‘Catastrophic pathway’: UN secretary general urges action to save Pacific lives
The Secretary General of the United Nations has told Pacific nations that a 45 percent cut in emissions by 2030 was needed globally to...
Latest article
Nauru Parliament backs move to rename nation as Naoero
The Parliament of Nauru has unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to officially rename the country as Naoero, marking a major step toward recognising the...
PNG aims to expand Marine Protected Areas: Kilepa
The third day of the Melanesian Ocean Summit commenced at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, with discussions focusing on the future of marine...
Palau’s marine conservation success rooted in tradition
Steven Victor, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment for Palau, shared insights into the country’s successful implementation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and...