Indigenous groups from the Pacific, Brazil and Canada hand demands to COP30 Presidency to end fossil fuels and lead a just energy transitio
Pacific Climate Warriors Thursday joined the largest mobilisation of Indigenous peoples in Brazil, and handed a strongly worded letter from civil society to the...
Rising seas threaten nation’s survival as Pacific gears up for UN Ocean talks: Tuvalu PM Teo warns
Tuvalu Prime Minister and chair the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), Feleti Teo didn’t hold back Thursday as he opened the Oceans Ministers...
Bougainville stands firm on independence
Bougainville's position is clear — our people voted for independence as defined in the referendum ballot paper, and that is the only model we...
President Toroama reaffirms Bougainville’s commitment to independence at Second Joint Moderation meeting
ABG President Ishmael Toroama Thursday thanked the Papua New Guinea Government for acknowledging Bougainville’s right to self-determination and emphasised that the outcome of the...
Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents. An expert explains
By Jane McAdam
The details of a new visa enabling Tuvaluan citizens to permanently migrate to Australia were released this week.
The visa was created as...
Former Playmaker takes charge of Manu Samoa
Former Manu Samoa playmaker and captain Lemalu Tusiata Pisi, has been named the new Manu Samoa Head Coach.
In making the announcement today, Lakapi Samoa...
“The Ocean is our heritage. Unity is our strength”: Forum SG Waqa
Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa today welcomed Ocean ministers from the region in their first ever meeting as they chart their course towards the...
Solomon Islands Government to bring constitutional amendment constituent assembly sitting Bill back to parliament
Solomon Islands Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) will reintroduce the Constitutional Amendment Constituent Assembly Sitting Bill in Parliament.
The bill, in its previous...
Pacific voices call for unity, leadership and action for gender equality at Pacific CEDAW Talanoa
Over two days of rich dialogue and exchange this week, Pacific governments, civil society, youth, and community leaders came together in a series of...
Musk’s DOGE terminates US$1.9 million consultancy contract for Palau
The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, has terminated a consulting contract with the State Department for the...
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Military buildup in Palau faces growing dissatisfaction, report says
The guardrails built into agreements between the United States and Palau to protect the Pacific nation's environment and preserve its sovereignty are rendered ineffective...
Palauan leader Whipps makes historic first state visit to New Zealand
Surangel Whipps Jr is set to become the first Palauan President to make an official visit to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Whipps is in New Zealand...
French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions
The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a...