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NZ commits $1.3bn to climate change aid

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New Zealand has carved off a sizeable chunk of its foreign aid budget towards combating climate change, committing NZ$1.3 billion(US$920,000) to support vulnerable communities. The...

PNG Government passes Bill on climate change

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Papua New Guinea will join hands with its Pacific neighbours to strengthen and amplify the voices calling for global action to address climate change...

‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands

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By Kalolaine Fainu Francis Tony is buried on an island that is shrinking. The sea breaks on a shoreline that is now less than five...

Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns

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Projected sea level rise would mean 40 percent of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire...

Now Morrison is going to COP26, he must take a meaningful climate target: Greenpeace

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that he will attend the COP26 Climate Summit, after weeks of threatening not to attend, has been labelled...

COP26: Amplifying Pacific voices at Glasgow conference

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The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches(PCC), Reverend James Bhagwan, says its vital Pacific voices are heard at the UN's Climate Change...

COP26 should be a turning point for leaders: UK High Commissioner Edgar

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The British High Commissioner to Fiji is hoping that COP26 will be a turning point in which the world’s governments and leaders start taking...

Experts call on Pacific community to take inspiration from Fiji as vaccination rates lag behind

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A group of experts are imploring the Pacific community to take inspiration from how Fiji has dealt with COVID-19 and increase their vaccination rates. Currently...

Samoa Speaker unaware by-election dates have changed

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Samoan Parliament Speaker, Papali’i Li’o Ta’eu Masipa’u was surprised when asked why the dates for the seven by-elections had been changed from 12 to...

Oman trounce PNG in World Cup opener

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Co-hosts Oman got celebrations under way at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 with a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in...

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