Robust data key to unlocking CEDAW – Tuvalu PM Teo welcomes reporting milestone
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo highlighted the importance of data as his nation held its scheduled reporting session with UN CEDAW experts this morning...
Palau president backs Australia’s bid to host Cop31 climate summit after Dutton labels it ‘madness’
The president of Palau has strongly backed an Australian bid to host a UN climate conference on behalf of the Pacific, arguing that it...
President Toroama reaffirms Bougainville’s commitment to independence at Second Joint Moderation meeting
ABG President Ishmael Toroama has thanked the Papua New Guinea Government for acknowledging Bougainville’s right to self-determination and emphasised that the outcome of the...
Rabuka’s support for Trump doesn’t earn Fiji reprieve from U.S Tariffs
Recent developments should draw attention to the moral costs of Rabuka’s decision to unreservedly embrace both Trump and Israel.
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In November 2020,...
Pacific Ministers push to lock in clean energy transition at International Maritime Organisation
Driven by Pacific leadership, the International Maritime Organisation is on the brink of making history with binding regulations to phase out fossil fuel use...
Fiji and other Pacific nations decry ‘unfair and disappointing’ U.S tariffs
Leaders in Pacific nations are disappointed and trying to wrap their heads around the United States' tariffs.
Fiji's Finance Minister said that its 32 percent...
Pacific nations push for universal carbon levy for international shipping at IMO talks
The 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC83) reconvenes this week, and a global shipping levy remains on the table, Marshall Islands'...
PNG Parliament adjourned to 15 April
Papua New Guinea Parliament has been adjourned to 10am, 15 April 2025, to allow members to deliberate on a motion of no confidence against...
Indigenous leaders want same clout as world leaders at UN climate talks
Members of about 200 Indigenous communities from Latin American and Pacific territories, including Aboriginal Australians, were taking part in an annual gathering of Indigenous...
Tuvalu PM Teo leads delegation at CEDAW session, engages in key bilateral talks
During the Pacific Technical Cooperation Session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Pacific Islands Forum...
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Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister urges urgent ocean stewardship on World Oceans Day amid climate...
As the world marked World Oceans Day, Pacific leaders have renewed calls for stronger global and regional action to protect marine ecosystems, warning that...
Former Forum SG Taylor urged Pacific to strengthen ocean governance and reduce economic dependence
Pacific nations have been urged to strengthen collective ownership of ocean governance and confront growing pressures on regional independence, with the former Pacific Islands...
Tokelau faces major financial crisis after expulsion from key regional fisheries scheme
Tokelau is facing a major financial crisis after its membership in a crucial regional fisheries body was abruptly terminated.
The three‑atoll Aotearoa New Zealand territory,...