The ICJ climate ruling has major implications for the loss and damage fund
As the fund struggles with lack of money and bureaucratic barriers, its board must align its actions with the landmark court decision
By Liane...
Nauru election week begins with music festival and beauty pageant
Nauruans will head to the polls on Saturday for two important votes: to elect their members of parliament and to decide on a change...
Vuvale Maritime Centre a symbol of Fiji-Australia security partnership: Marles
Australian deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles says the opening of the Vuvale Maritime Essential Services Centre in Suva marks a major...
China to step up Pacific push after Australia–PNG defence treaty
China will double down on efforts to expand its influence across the Pacific after Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to ink a comprehensive...
Fiji and Australia strengthen defence ties, commit to new treaty talks and deeper security cooperation
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their growing security partnership, committing to deeper defence cooperation and new treaty negotiations under their elevated Vuvale Partnership.
Fiji’s Minister...
All 45 Bougainville seats declared as 2025 General Election concludes peacefully
The Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner (OBEC) has announced the successful conclusion of the 2025 Bougainville General Election, with all 45 seats now...
Koroisau, Sivo, Kikau absent from Fiji Bati squad
The Fiji Bati rugby league team has confirmed its 25-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Pacific Championships, where they will compete against the Cook...
Micronesia calls for Climate urgency, Oceans Protection and global justice at UNGA
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Wesley W. Simina used his address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly last week to demand urgent...
Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person
Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia...
COP climate talks are ‘heartbreak’ for Pacific Islands. Here is why they want to host them
By Gabriella Marchant and Jordan Fennell
Joseph Sikulu's long-haul journey home to the Pacific has felt fruitless after the recent world climate talks.
It has become...
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Tuvalu energy stable but risks remain as Minister Kofe outlines backup plan after emergency
Tuvalu’s power system is holding steady but backup measures are being rushed in, with a rental generator due next month and new equipment on...
How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
The vast Pacific Ocean and the islands dotted within it produce more than half of the world's tuna.
Among the islands are 33 scattered across...
South Pacific islanders strive to rescue their home from toxic legacy
More than 80 years after World War Two, the Solomon Islands remain one of the most heavily mine-contaminated places in the Pacific.
Today, the UN...