Fair seas ahead: FFA and ILO join forces to improve working conditions for Pacific fishers
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have formalised a new partnership aimed at strengthening the protection of...
Joint Letter from the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)
To: The Honourable La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt
Prime Minister of the Government of Samoa
Apia, Samoa
Cc: - Agafili Shem Leo, CEO of the Ministry of the...
Negotiations update: Just Transition in the final days of COP30
After burning the midnight oil in the run to the final hours of COP30 in Belem Brazil, delegates spent most of Wednesday and Thursday...
New Caledonia draw Jamaica for FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-off Tournament semi-final
New Caledonia will face Jamaica in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Play-Off Tournament Pathway 1 semi-final, following the draw at the Home of FIFA...
Australia backdown hands climate summit to Turkey
Australia will not host the UN's annual climate summit in 2026, instead yielding to a rival bid from Turkey.
Three years of campaigning to bring...
Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host COP31
Papua New Guinea has voiced frustration after Australia ditched a bid to co-host next year’s UN climate talks with its Pacific island neighbours.
“We are...
Tonga election: Nine noble seats decided
Two new noble representatives have been elected in Tonga, according to results announced Thursday in Nuku'alofa.
Lord Dalgety, chairman of the Tonga Electoral Commission, announced...
New report makes ‘astonishing’ find on how to bring global warming below 2 degrees
By Lisa Williams
A new report from Climate Analytics finds that tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut...
Tonga election: Polls open for voters to elect new Legislative Assembly
Polls have opened in Tonga on Thursday for voters to elect their 17 representatives in the Legislative Assembly, while the kingdom's nobles will also...
Taiwan and Tuvalu seal “Kaitasi” partnership as President Lai hosts PM Teo
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has hailed Tuvalu as one of Taiwan’s strongest supporters on the global stage, using a state banquet in Taipei to...
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Dr Aqorau questions Pacific regionalism’s impact, calls for focus on results
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has challenged Pacific leaders and regional institutions to assess whether decades of regional declarations...
Pacific leaders call for stronger regional cooperation at Pacific Peace and Security dialogue
Pacific leaders and regional stakeholders have emphasised the importance of collective action, cooperation, and Pacific-led solutions in addressing the growing security challenges facing the...
Tuvalu marks 80 Years since Kioa purchase, PM Teo honours Vaitupu vision
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has paid tribute to the foresight of Vaitupu leaders who purchased Kioa Island in Fiji 80 years ago, describing...