Regional response needed as Pacific drug threat grows
Cook Islands Islands Secretary of Health Bob Williams has called for a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug trafficking.
Williams warned that the crisis...
Ika Moana Rises Again – Strengthening Pacific Leadership in Maritime Surveillance
The Pacific Ocean is vast and full of potential. It is a resource that Pacific peoples have long relied on, which makes protecting it...
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations...
World Rugby lowers legal tackle height in community rugby
-World Rugby Council has approved adoption into full law a lower tackle height in community rugby, following positive trials over the last two years.
The...
Australia, PNG push ahead with Pukpuk treaty as Wong backs U.S-Iran Deal
Australia and Papua New Guinea have reaffirmed their commitment to bringing the Pukpuk Treaty into force, with Foreign Ministers Penny Wong and Justin Tkatchenko...
Regional security pact proposal gets support
Australia and Papua New Guinea have thrown their support behind greater Pacific security cooperation, with both countries endorsing efforts to explore a regional security...
Decarbonisation necessary for a sustainable future, Pacific experts warn
Energy experts from across the Pacific have warned the transition to renewable energy must learn from the past, speaking at a panel during the...
Papua New Guinea eyes supplying oil and gas to Pacific island nations
Papua New Guinea plans to increase its oil and gas production to supply its Pacific island neighbors and alleviate the burden shouldered by the...
Fiji and Panama lead global initiative to protect the Ocean’s “Twilight Zone”
New Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge Calls for Better Stewardship of the Ocean's Food Warehouse and Carbon Pumpce
At the Our Ocean Conference today, Fiji...
Verified news must survive the AI age, say PNG media chief
Papua New Guinea’s media sector is pushing back against a new era in which social media, misinformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping the country’s...
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El Niño’s $11 trillion price tag, ‘Exceptional’ extreme temperatures to continue into next year,...
The El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to US$11 trillion and seriously impact food security, said the UN agency...
COP31 Pacific home, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion launched in Antalya
The Pacific has opened its home at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), with the official launch of the Moana Blue Pacific...
An Outer-Island Budget Promise Must Survive the Boat Journey
By Douglas Vandergraph
A government announcement made in South Tarawa may sound complete when the words leave a microphone. For a family on an outer...