Samoa PM Fiame Mata’afa calls for more commitment from polluters
In her address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa called for more climate action to fight the...
PNG Prime Minister calls on world’s big carbon emitters to own up and apologise
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called on the big carbon emitters of the world to own up and apologise to small...
Pacific nations appeal for solidarity to combat COVID-19 and climate change
Pacific Island leaders speaking in the UN General Assembly on Saturday underlined the need for global solidarity, commitment and action to tackle COVID-19 and...
Fiji legislates 2050 net zero commitment, PM Bainimarama calls on G20 nations to follow suit
Three days after the Fijian Parliament passed a ground-breaking Climate Change Bill, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama delivered a challenge to developed countries at the...
Vanuatu to push international court for climate change opinion
-Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from...
Palau President Whipps calls UN to address “inequity” in climate finance
Word leaders must address the “inequity and reduce the “artificial barriers” that hinder small countries from accessing climate finance needed to address the climate...
Fiji records 54 new cases of COVID-19, FEMAT winding down its operation
Fiji has recorded 54 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 50,685 and 588 deaths...
Nauru president touts Taiwan’s global record at UN General Assembly
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said last Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Taiwan has made exemplary contributions globally in the fight...
European Union and UNCTAD join forces to boost Pacific trade
A new trade facilitation project was launched last week by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Pacific Islands Forum SG Henry Puna’s statement on International day for total elimination of nuclear weapons
I join Forum Leaders in commemorating and promoting International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September.
A day that once again...
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Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...
Australia says China seeking permanent security presence in Pacific
Australian Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says China is seeking a permanent security presence in the Pacific, as Australia continues efforts to...