ICJ rules Climate inaction breaches International law, affirms States’ legal duties to act
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a historic advisory opinion that could reshape the global legal landscape for climate action, declaring that...
Vanuatu hails ICJ Climate ruling as breakthrough for global justice
Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) historic advisory opinion on climate change, calling it a...
ICJ ruling is a landmark win for children: Save the Children
The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts...
More than 80 percent of Tuvalu citizens seek world-first Australian climate visa
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The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
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Pacific Fisheries Ministers focus on Ocean future in Niue
“Are we standing strong together? It’s a thoughtful question to reflect on as we meet this week – how do we continue reinforcing our...
ICJ rules Climate inaction breaches International law, affirms States’ legal duties to act
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a historic advisory opinion that could reshape the global legal landscape for climate action, declaring that...
New climate plans must supercharge energy transition, says UN’s Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for governments to “go all-out” on the energy transition by ensuring their new national climate plans help increase...
‘If we can’t get help from NZ, we will go somewhere else’: Cook Islands PM
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown defended the nation's new strategic partnership with China, citing the need for diverse international partners to fund a...
Pacific Youth Voices Await the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion
The Pacific Ocean stretches endlessly beneath tropical skies, yet for the members of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), the horizon carries more...
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Opposition leader Wale raises concern over lack of Polynesian representation in Solomon Islands Cabinet
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U.S bars Palau Senate president, former Marshall Islands mayor from entry
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