Indo-Pacific is priority theatre with China as a pacing challenge: U.S Defence
The Indo-Pacific region remains the priority theatre for the Defense Department, and China remains the pacing challenge for the U.S military, Ely Ratner, assistant...
NZ sends aid to Covid-stricken Vanuatu as outbreak deepens
There's been a rush to vaccination centres in Vanuatu with the whole country now in lockdown as Covid-19 spreads from the main island.
Up until...
FSM asks EU to establish an office in Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President David Panuelo has asked the European Union(EU)to establish an office in the Northern Pacific.
In his opening remarks at...
Tributes for Peter Lomas who ‘elevated calibre’ of Pacific journalism
Fiji Sun publisher and chief executive officer Peter Lomas passed away on Wednesday at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva after suffering from...
Well governed sports organisations critical for sport development in Oceania
Sport is a global industry that the Pacific Islands can stake strategic claims in, for economic, social, and cultural development, but good governance is...
UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity
The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every...
Blackrock to open ‘Monday’
The multimillion-dollar Blackrock Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Camp at Votualevu in Nadi will officially be handed over to Fiji on Monday.
Defence Minister Inia...
UN ocean treaty is ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas
The world has a “once in a lifetime” chance to protect the high seas from exploitation, warned scientists and environmentalists, as negotiators meet at...
Niue prepared for arrival of unwanted guest – covid
For two years Niue has been in it's own bubble of the Pacific sheltered from the virus which has plagued the rest of the...
Vanuatu Quarantine breach causes community transmission: MOH
Vanuatu Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed that the current COVID-19 community transmission was the result of a quarantine breach.
Director of the Department of...
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Pacific leaders seek US$500m resilience fund as climate impacts worsen
Pacific leaders are calling on governments, development partners and private investors to help raise US$500 million for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), warning that...
Forum Chair backs Australia’s COP31 role as Albanese defends conference spending
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the cost of hosting and participating in COP31, saying climate action is a matter of Australia's national...
Multilateral Development Banks commit US$103 billion in climate finance as COP31 pushes implementation
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) provided US$103 billion in climate finance to low- and middle-income countries in 2025 and mobilised a further US$35 billion in...