Tahiti named host of 2027 Pacific Games
Tahiti will host the Pacific Games for the third time having been awarded the 2027 event at the Pacific Games Council (PGC) General Assembly...
Micronesian Games pushed back a year
The every-four-year Micronesian Games have been postponed due to ongoing uncertainty about Covid and restricted travel in the region. The large sub-regional sports event...
Mana Moana – Pacific Voices
Created as part of the Islands Speak series of gifted Pacific poets joined by indigenous artists to create a visual, moving, digitally enhanced offering...
UN supports Pacific struggle in the fight against climate change
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
The rest of the world must play its part in slowing climate change and helping island states to adapt...
State of Play: Finding consensus is not going to be straight forward says COP26 President
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
COP26 President Alok Sharma says finding consensus this week is not going to be straightforward as they face the...
PSIDS disappointed at the slow progress of COP26 negotiation
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
As COP26 enters its final week of negotiation, Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) have expressed disappointment with the...
Pacific calls for dedicated funding facility for loss and damage
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
The Pacific has called for a dedicated funding facility for loss and damage as the world enters the final...
Negotiations to resolve outstanding issues at COP26 must cement a climate legacy outcome we can be proud of: Forum Chair
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has called on every world leaders to take immediate action that limits global warming to...
Forum Leaders Declaration on Preservation of Maritime Zones launched
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Fijian Prime Minister and Forum Chair Voreqe Bainimarama says the ocean is central to the people of the Pacific and...
Pacific calls for ocean to be included in UNFCCC
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna has called on leaders of the Pacific to never give up in global leadership in...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Smaller Island States to retain Political leadership amid regional reforms
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has called on Smaller Island States (SIS) to retain political ownership of their priorities while using existing...
World leaders need to see Pacific climate impacts firsthand: PM Rabuka
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says it would be “a sad thing” for Fiji if world leaders fail to attend the pre-COP31 climate meeting in...
Solomon Islands stands firm on One China Policy: PM Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the One China policy.
Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister Wale emphasised its importance...