Marshalls Islands AG seeks to invalidate land law undermining climate action
The attorney general of the Marshall Islands is asking the country’s High Court to invalidate an 18-year-old law that he and Nitijela (parliament) members...
‘No room for pessimism, there is only hope, perseverance and persistence’: Palau Climate Change Coordinator
Pacific countries are determined to ensure their voice and priorities are amplified at the upcoming Thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework...
Tonga preparing for CRGA55 and 14th Conference of the Pacific Community
The Tongan Government is currently preparing to host some of the high-level officials and ministers from member countries of the Pacific Community - SPC.
The...
Pacific must lead global Tuna governance, says SINU Vice-Chancellor Aqorau
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau says Pacific Island States must continue to assert leadership in the global governance of tuna...
NZ discriminatory migration system fails climate-affected Pacific People: report
Authorities in Aotearoa New Zealand are subjecting people in the Pacific islands of Tuvalu and Kiribati at risk of climate related harm to discriminatory...
Pacific region remains ‘a theatre of peace’: Cook Islands PM
As major geopolitical powers in the world look to strengthen and militarise parts of the Pacific, leaders of the Pacific have urged that ‘this...
Samoa now a market on its own for illegal drugs
Samoa Commissioner of Police, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo has stated that Samoa is now a market of its own for illegal drugs and is no...
Vanuatu Kava exports reached VT5.3B last year
Vanuatu generated VT5.3 billion(US$43,523,273) in kava exports last year, a rise from VT4 billion(US$32,851,501) in 2023, and VT3.3 billion(US$27,099,924) in 2022.
Kava has been the...
Palau Congress holds firm on stance against accepting asylum seekers
Palau's Senate stood pat on its position to balk at Washington’s proposal to resettle asylum seekers in the Pacific island nation, rejecting President Surangel...
GNUT reaffirms commitment to support Solomon Islands PM Manele
The Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) assures the people of Solomon Islands that, despite recent media reports of instability, its members remain...
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“We are doing more than most” — GCF on adaptation finance
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
By Pita Ligaiula
Climate change is already threatening key Pacific economic sectors, but the Green Climate Fund (GCF) says its investments are being designed...
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...