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The Government of Nauru unveiled its groundbreaking Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, directly addressing the key conference themes of climate finance and adaptation. In his address to COP 29 delegates, Asterio Appi, Nauru’s Minister for Climate Change and National Resilience, presented the innovative financing initiative as...

COP29 talks in Baku on Wednesday turned to small island nations facing an existential threat from our warming planet, as UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted that they “deserve support to deal with a crisis have done next to nothing to create”. “You have every right to be angry, and I am too. You are on the sharp end of...

A new study by New Zealand Ministry of Health has raised red flags about the future of gambling among young Pacific adults, revealing that online gaming at an early age can have long-term consequences. The Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study, which has followed a group of Pacific youth born in South Auckland since 2000, found that while gambling participation is...

Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni didn’t mince his words at the Leaders’ Summit of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on Climate Change, hosted by Azerbaijan saying that island nations are running out of time. Addressing global leaders, Sovaleni called for urgent action and solidarity, emphasising that climate change is not just a challenge—it’s an...

The voice of the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), a nation of coral atolls only two metres above sea level at its highest point, has reverberated at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku Azerbaijan. The President of Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, called for a shift...

In solidarity for a green world,” reads the theme of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. But as world leaders gather at the Nizami Hall for the High-Level segment of the conference, Prime Minister of Niue, Dalton Tagelagi, has called for a self-inventory of...

The Kingdom of Tonga has expressed strong support for Australia’s bid to host the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2026, saying it will be known as a ‘Pacific COP.’ Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni offered the support when he addressed world leaders during the High-Level segment of COP29 in...

The race to succeed Bill Beaumont as President of World Rugby will come to a close with a vote on Thursday at the organisation's headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Here are the profiles of the three candidates in the running. Three candidates are vying to replace 72-year-old former England international Bill Beaumont, who has been in charge of international rugby for the...

Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Pacific says. Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala says solving this climate crisis is not only a question of politics. It is our moral obligation, he says. Piukala's comments come as the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...

Fiji's deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad co-hosted the “High Level Session on the International and Regional Cooperation for Climate Mobility” on the COP29 sidelines in Baku, Azerbaijan. In his address, DPM Prasad stressed the need for climate mobility solutions that build resilience, uphold human dignity, and ensure safety in these times of extreme climate vulnerability. He highlighted...