IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest...
IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
Global heating above 1.5C will be “catastrophic” for Pacific island nations and could lead to the loss of entire countries due to sea level...
UK calls for greater global ambition as UN finds world warming faster than previously estimated
The United Kingdom is calling for urgent global action in response to a UN report published today on the science of climate change, that...
Fiji records 603 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 603 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 37,512 and 315 deaths...
UK to relax Covid-19 restrictions for Cop26 climate conference
The UK government is planning to relax key Covid-19 restrictions for delegates to the UN Cop26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow for...
No signs of Delta mutation in Fiji
Fiji's Health Ministry says it is aware that there may be a need for booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines if the Delta strain were...
Maritime boundaries and Covid in the Pacific Forum spotlight
Leaders of Pacific regional countries and territories have agreed that the region's maritime boundaries need to be recognised globally in perpetuity.
They met in a...
World’s climate scientists to issue stark warning over global heating threat
The fires, floods and extreme weather seen around the world in recent months are just a foretaste of what can be expected if global...
ADB, UNICEF support rollout of vaccines for children in Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu against infectious diseases,
The rollout of vaccines to protect children against cervical cancer, pneumonia, and rotavirus has begun in Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
The deployment of these three...
PNG PM joins call for solidarity
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has joined leaders of the Pacific to call for stronger Pacific solidarity, renewed efforts to COVID-19 pandemic...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...