Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...
PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region
Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS) leaders are trying to redesign the region’s political and security machinery to better protect unity, manage outside pressure and give...
Solomon Islands Police Chief suspended over meth evidence scandal, just weeks after appointment
Recently appointed Solomon Islands police chief Ian Vaevaso has been suspended after less than two months on the job over his past handling of...
Regional response needed as Pacific drug threat grows
Cook Islands Islands Secretary of Health Bob Williams has called for a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug trafficking.
Williams warned that the crisis...
Ika Moana Rises Again – Strengthening Pacific Leadership in Maritime Surveillance
The Pacific Ocean is vast and full of potential. It is a resource that Pacific peoples have long relied on, which makes protecting it...
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations...
World Rugby lowers legal tackle height in community rugby
-World Rugby Council has approved adoption into full law a lower tackle height in community rugby, following positive trials over the last two years.
The...
Australia, PNG push ahead with Pukpuk treaty as Wong backs U.S-Iran Deal
Australia and Papua New Guinea have reaffirmed their commitment to bringing the Pukpuk Treaty into force, with Foreign Ministers Penny Wong and Justin Tkatchenko...
Regional security pact proposal gets support
Australia and Papua New Guinea have thrown their support behind greater Pacific security cooperation, with both countries endorsing efforts to explore a regional security...
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Pacific opposition grows: Tuvalu, Palau and Vanuatu condemn China missile test
Three more Pacific governments have condemned China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific, adding to growing regional pressure for major powers to respect...
Marape calls for the Pacific to remain an Ocean of Peace
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has urged major powers to keep the Pacific out of military rivalry after China fired a nuclear-capable...
Solomon Islands PM Wale condemns missile test over Pacific Region
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has strongly condemned a recent missile test that traversed parts of the Pacific region, describing it as inappropriate and concerning...