Forum Leaders tighten rules on regional partnerships
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed a new policy to govern engagement with external partners, aiming to strengthen...
Pacific Leaders unite to declare region an Ocean of Peace
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have formally declared the region an “Ocean of Peace,” a move they say is essential to...
Pacific Leaders endorse key regional priorities at Honiara meeting
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Forum Chair and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says Pacific leaders have agreed on a series of...
ICJ Climate ruling equals accountability and action: President Whipps
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change must lead...
Pacific must turn ICJ opinion into real action: Regenvanu
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Vanuatu Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu says the Pacific must quickly translate the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
ICJ Climate ruling a tool to hold big polluters accountable: Palau President
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change gives vulnerable...
ICJ ruling strengthens Pacific Climate leadership: Marshall Islands envoy
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change...
Australia must address ‘shameful’ exclusion of Pacific journalists at PIF venue, says regional media freedom watchdog
The Pacific Freedom Forum(PFF) strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Australian officials who deliberately blocked Pacific journalists from attending Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s press conference...
ICJ climate opinion a milestone for Pacific accountability: Kiribati President
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change is...
ICJ ruling gives Pacific ‘legal clarity’ on climate obligations: Marshall Islands envoy
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...