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Vanuatu warns COP30: “Our communities cannot wait years for approval”
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Vanuatu prioritises stronger climate finance and a clear roadmap away from fossil fuels
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Eke and Sovaleni leave PM bids to Parliament as Tonga heads to polls
As Tongans head to the polls on Thursday, both Prime Minister Dr ʻAisake Eke and former leader Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni say they will leave...
First Tonga pre-election poll shows clear favourites, but many voters still undecided
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Australia raises heat over climate summit hosting goal
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Solomon Islands to pilot a new model of reef-positive finance
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Pacific island countries might be amongst the hardest hit by climate change impacts but Pacific communities are not lying down.
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Forum Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa says the Pacific’s Correspondent Banking Relationship (CBR) office is now fully established and working to address banking challenges...
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