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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Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) J-PACT Media Anti-Corruption
Six grants of USD$2,500 available to Pacific journalists
The Journalism for Anti-Corruption and Transparency (J-PACT) project is inviting expressions of interest from individual Pacific journalists,...
The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a...
Strengthening National Competent Authorities to Support Pacific Seafood Exports
National Competent Authorities play an important role in ensuring that fishery products meet the food safety and quality requirements of export markets.
A two-week training...