Cook Islands advocate for mainstreaming of SIS priorities within Pacific regional architecture
The Cook Islands joined fellow members of the Pacific Islands Forum Smaller Island States (SIS) group at the SIS Officials Meeting held at the...
Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say
The climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say, as infections hit their highest level...
PM Rabuka launches Fiji’s first National security strategy
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Tuesday launched Fiji’s first National Security Strategy, outlining a vision that puts the people of Fiji at the heart of...
U.S pledges $60m to Pacific Fisheries Agency under Tuna Treaty
U.S deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has announced a US$60 million release to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) under the South...
Australia and Vanuatu close to signing Nakamal Agreement worth $500m
Australia and Vanuatu are close to signing an "ambitious" new strategic pact that will see the federal government plough about half a billion dollars...
Who pays and Who receives? Finance talks dominate the final stretch of plastics treaty negotiations
As delegates enter the final stretch of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva, Switzerland and...
PNG and Australia set to sign landmark Defence Treaty on Independence day
Papua New Guinea and Australia will sign a major new defence treaty on PNG’s Independence Day, updating a decades-old agreement and marking a new...
Solomon Islands ready to host 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed that preparations are well underway for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), which will...
Second Pacific Loss and Damage Dialogue opens with urgent call for climate action
By Sanjeshni Kumar in Apia, Samoa
The Second Pacific Loss and Damage Dialogue opened today in Apia, Samoa, reaffirming the urgency of addressing climate-induced loss...
Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows
Written by Losirene Lacanivalu
As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers...
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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...