Small Island States sound the alarm as major polluters stall: What to expect from nations at COP30
While major polluters continue to fall short on climate commitments, notably the United States, blocs of small nations such as the Alliance of Small...
Fiji celebrates WHO recognition for eliminating measles, rubella and trachoma
Fiji has achieved a historic public health milestone, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially recognising the country for eliminating measles, rubella, and trachoma...
Fiji hands over Pacific Pacific Disaster Risk Management meeting chairmanship to Palau
The Fiji Government officially handed over the Chairmanship of the Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministerial Meeting to the Government of Palau at the...
Tuvalu warns of losing hope unless Pacific unity means everyone
Tuvalu’s Minister-Secretary for National Emergency Services, Ampelosa Tehulu
Tuvalu says it will no longer accept being left behind.
Speaking at the 2nd Pacific Disaster Risk Management...
Solomon Islands joins regional leaders in Palau for Disaster Risk Management Ministers Meeting
Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Polycarp Paea, is in Palau this week attending the Second Pacific Disaster Risk...
Tonga’s King calls for economic freedom and legacy of Constitution at 150th anniversary
Tonga’s King has emphasised the importance of economic freedom in an “increasingly globalised world” as the Kingdom marks 150 years of its founding constitutional...
U.S nuclear weapons testing can forever scar a nation. Just ask the Marshall Islands
By Brad Lendon
U.S President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume testing of nuclear weapons last week has experts scratching their heads.
What...
Massive milestone’: NRL stars eye own piece of history
Samoa's players are on the verge of one the greatest feats in the nation's sporting history, as they eye off a maiden rugby league...
Pacific Nations Chart Climate and Natural Disasters Survival Strategy
As world leaders prepare for high-stakes climate negotiations at COP30 in Brazil, Pacific Island nations are convening in Palau this week for a very...
Pacific Media Masterclass Opens in Palau Ahead of Regional DRM Ministerial Meeting
Journalists and Communication officers from across the Pacific have gathered in Palau this week for a regional Media Masterclass, held alongside the Second Pacific...
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By Pita Ligaiula
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) says half of its climate finance is directed to adaptation, but Executive Director Mafalda Duarte acknowledges the...
“We need to make Pacific economies more resilient”: Green Climate Fund
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Forum Leaders endorse Kava declaration, fisheries fund review and regional labour ministers
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed new regional measures on kava, fisheries and labour, including the establishment of a dedicated Regional Labour...