Pacific Leaders unite to declare region an Ocean of Peace
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have formally declared the region an “Ocean of Peace,” a move they say is essential to...
Pacific Leaders endorse key regional priorities at Honiara meeting
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Forum Chair and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says Pacific leaders have agreed on a series of...
ICJ Climate ruling equals accountability and action: President Whipps
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change must lead...
Pacific must turn ICJ opinion into real action: Regenvanu
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu says the Pacific must quickly translate the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
ICJ Climate ruling a tool to hold big polluters accountable: Palau President
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change gives vulnerable...
ICJ ruling strengthens Pacific Climate leadership: Marshall Islands envoy
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change...
Australia must address ‘shameful’ exclusion of Pacific journalists at PIF venue, says regional media freedom watchdog
The Pacific Freedom Forum(PFF) strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Australian officials who deliberately blocked Pacific journalists from attending Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s press conference...
ICJ climate opinion a milestone for Pacific accountability: Kiribati President
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change is...
ICJ ruling gives Pacific ‘legal clarity’ on climate obligations: Marshall Islands envoy
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate...
ICJ climate ruling is a blueprint for action: Vanuatu Climate Change Minister
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate...
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Pacific financial system under threat as banking links shrink, Forum report warns
The Pacific’s access to global finance is under growing strain, with a new Pacific Islands Forum report warning that the steady loss of correspondent...
Forum SG Waqa pushes truth and accountability on nuclear legacy
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says remembrance of nuclear testing in the Pacific must drive action, as the region continues to deal...
Hidden archaeological landscapes discovered in Fiji through Moana data service’s LiDAR technology
By Moana Data Services/Kahuto Pacific
New high-resolution airborne LiDAR data from the Moana Data Service has revealed a previously hidden landscape of earthworks across parts...