UN report a “looming line in the sand for the Pacific”
The latest report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has prompted one of the co-authors to warn that it represents a...
Extinction of Small States is the price of inaction against Climate Change
Only rapid and drastic action against climate change can prevent a climate breakdown, according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released...
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...
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China expands Policing footprint in Pacific as influence grows
China is expanding its policing footprint across the Pacific, moving from basic training support to more operational involvement in several island countries, raising the...
Tuvalu boosts Maritime Security with new Patrol vessel from Japan, UNODC
Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ
Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
Both are category...