Take stock, discuss policy options, consider ways forward to address post-COVID-19 economic challenges: Forum SG to FEMM 2021
Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected Pacific economies and exacerbated the Pacific region’s vulnerabilities to external shocks as...
Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world...
Talks on repatriation of stranded Nauruans in Fiji
Nauruans stranded in Fiji because of COVID-19 border restrictions could be making their way home soon.
Discussions were being held between the Nauru COVID-19 Taskforce...
Global talks on Fisheries subsidies must target big subsidisers not development
Civil society organisations from around the world are calling on trade ministers to ensure that negotiations on fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation...
Fiji forwards coach Jason Ryan fires warning ahead of second test
Fiji forwards coach Jason Ryan has promised the All Blacks another fiery reception in the breakdowns during the second test in Hamilton on Saturday...
Moana Pasifika Super Rugby licence confirmed
Moana Pasifika has been granted an unconditional licence to join an expanded Super Rugby competition next year.
New Zealand Rugby awarded the franchise a conditional...
Vaccinations key to recovery: PIF
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General has appealed for people in the region to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in order for some...
Solomon Islands PM caution citizens to be wary of delta variant
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Government is cautious of the imminent threat of the ‘delta variant of COVID-19’ in neighbouring Fiji.
Speaking...
Application for appeal in case against Cook Islands PM and Forum SG Puna
A case involving Prime Minister Mark Brown and Pacific Forum Secretary General Henry Puna was dismissed in March this year by a High Court...
How to manage a $1.6 billion debt and other challenges?
By Samantha Magick
Pacific finance and trade leaders will have critical meetings this week to discuss how they can rebuild the region’s economies following...
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In the Pacific, the triple planetary crisis, the interconnected threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose a significant existential risk, and young...
Nominations open for Pacific Meteorological Council Awards 2026
The call for nominations for the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) Awards 2026 is officially open.
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as...
Chiefs demand PM Napat resign over Nakamal name
Paramount chiefs representing five of Vanuatu’s six provinces have called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat to resign before 30 July 2026, over the use...