Pacific Pre-COP puts 1.5°C, climate finance and ocean at centre of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula
The Pacific Pre-COP in Fiji has ended with Pacific priorities set to shape negotiations at next month’s COP31 climate summit in Türkiye,...
350.org urges COP31 to turn Pacific climate commitments into action
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific climate advocates have called on Australia and Türkiye to deliver concrete action at COP31, warning that keeping the 1.5°C target within...
Tuvalu urges COP31 to deliver action, not procedural debates
By Pita Ligaiula
Tuvalu has urged countries heading to COP31 in Türkiye to move beyond negotiations and procedural disputes and make firm commitments to...
Pacific Pre-COP puts small Island states at centre of COP31: Bowen
By Pita Ligaiula
Australia says the Pacific Pre-COP31 has provided a strong starting point for COP31 in Türkiye, with small island developing states’ priorities pushed...
Pacific needs climate action, not more promises: Tabuya
By Pita Ligaiula
Fiji has called on countries heading to COP31 in Türkiye to turn climate commitments into action, warning that Pacific communities cannot...
Turkey says Pacific Pre-cop built momentum for COP31
By Pita Ligaiula
Türkiye says the Pacific Pre-COP31 has built important momentum for COP31, with the incoming presidency promising to carry the spirit of...
With the Taku Pakasoa Declaration, Pacific countries look to turn political momentum to delivery at COP31
As the curtains fall on pre-COP31 and Fiji celebrates the successful hosting of more than 3,000 delegates, the attention immediately turns to Türkiye, and...
New Zealand Rugby takes the Australian Rugby League Commission to court over NRL using the Chiefs brand for its Papua New Guinea expansion side
The battle for the NRL’s Papua New Guinea expansion side to be called the Chiefs is set to be decided by a judge after...
COP31 President pushes for climate finance and action as Pacific warns of existential threat
COP31 President Murat Kurum says the climate crisis facing Pacific island countries requires stronger international action, with climate finance, implementation and the survival of...
Pacific moves from climate warnings to action ahead of COP31
Pacific countries are heading to the UN climate talks in Türkiye with a stronger push for climate finance, ocean protection and action to keep...
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Pacific children face online safety risks as internet access expands
Children across the Pacific need stronger online safety education and protection as expanding internet connectivity exposes them to risks they are not always equipped...
Warnings in place as Wati bears down on southern Cook Islands
Aitutaki saw minor damage overnight as Tropical Cyclone Wati looks to bear down later today.
The category 2 cyclone is forecast to pass over Aitutaki...
SODELPA wants Fiji election delay clause removed
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA), led by Fiji Education Minister Aseri Radrodro, has urged the Special Parliamentary Select Committee and Cabinet to remove...