UN report a “looming line in the sand for the Pacific”
The latest report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has prompted one of the co-authors to warn that it represents a...
Extinction of Small States is the price of inaction against Climate Change
Only rapid and drastic action against climate change can prevent a climate breakdown, according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released...
IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest...
IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
Global heating above 1.5C will be “catastrophic” for Pacific island nations and could lead to the loss of entire countries due to sea level...
UK calls for greater global ambition as UN finds world warming faster than previously estimated
The United Kingdom is calling for urgent global action in response to a UN report published today on the science of climate change, that...
Fiji records 603 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 603 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 37,512 and 315 deaths...
UK to relax Covid-19 restrictions for Cop26 climate conference
The UK government is planning to relax key Covid-19 restrictions for delegates to the UN Cop26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow for...
No signs of Delta mutation in Fiji
Fiji's Health Ministry says it is aware that there may be a need for booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines if the Delta strain were...
Maritime boundaries and Covid in the Pacific Forum spotlight
Leaders of Pacific regional countries and territories have agreed that the region's maritime boundaries need to be recognised globally in perpetuity.
They met in a...
World’s climate scientists to issue stark warning over global heating threat
The fires, floods and extreme weather seen around the world in recent months are just a foretaste of what can be expected if global...
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MSG puts Indonesia on notice over UN rights visit to West Papua
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders have warned that Indonesia’s Associate Member status could be reviewed in 2027 if...
Kanaky Groups urge Forum Leaders to back decolonisation action
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Kanaky New Caledonia civil society groups have called on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to take stronger action on decolonisation,...
ADB pushes Pacific-led finance as climate and debt pressures grow
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Asian Development Bank says it is working to expand access to affordable climate and development finance for...