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The motion of vote of no confidence in Prime Minister James Marape filed Wednesday by the Papua New Guinea Opposition was rejected by the Private Business Committee. The motion moved by Abau MP Sir Puka Temu and seconded by Wabag MP Dr Lino Tom naming Enga Provincial Member Sir Peter Ipatas was rejected under Standing Orders 165 of the National...

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku Azerbaijan ended with a new finance goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate change but Pacific countries are calling for more. After two weeks of intensive negotiations and several years of preparatory work, and in a process that requires...

Pacific Islands have called for a global target to reduce plastic polymers by 40 per cent by 2040 compared to 2025 levels. Now at the Plastic Treaty talks in Busan Korea, the business-as-usual scenario for plastics production has prompted the call for urgent action. According to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), it is projected...

Delegates from Pacific countries have travelled far and wide this week to attend the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5). Busan is the final scheduled round of negotiations since 2022 when the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) unanimously approved a resolution to end plastic pollution, setting...

What will it take for negotiators and delegates at the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to come up with an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, at the end of the week? In Busan Korea, some 80 delegates from Pacific countries are here to advocate their key asks during the final scheduled round of negotiations...

Following the sensational, record-breaking Olympic Games competitions, the wait is over for rugby sevens fans as HSBC SVNS 2025 kicks off with the Emirates Dubai 7s on 30 November – 1 December. With interest and excitement in rugby sevens on a high following the Olympics, the many millions of fans who watched the Games can expect to see Olympic medallists...

Fiji Men's Sevens coach Osea Kolinisau says the goal for his team is to win this weekend's Dubai Sevens tournament, which kicks off the 2024/2025 World Sevens Series. He says that to achieve this, the team will need to play all their matches according to their game plan. Fiji is pooled with New Zealand, the United States, and Spain in Pool...

Upon the invitation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a group of past and present scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting ICJ judges in The Hague. The meeting to enhance the Court’s understanding of the key scientific findings which the IPCC has delivered through its periodic assessment reports covering the scientific basis of climate...

The University of the South Pacific’s application for an interim injunction to halt any further action for strike by the staff unions has been refused by the Civil High Court in Suva. This is in relation to a strike action undertaken by the Association of USP Staff and USP Staff Union, calling for the removal of Vice Chancellor and President...

This week we are pleased to deliver Phase 1 of the FFA Regional Monitoring Control and Surveillance Strategy (RMCSS) Data Analysis Training at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. The training programme is part of a regional initiative to support capability development at the national and regional level to support effective MCS activities and enforcement response. Participants from...