Pacific Churches back ICJ Climate ruling, Call for deep-sea mining ban and rights of nature
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) landmark climate ruling, describing it as a “watershed for climate...
Milestone agreement on South Pacific Albacore allocation strengthens regional tuna management
In a landmark development for Pacific fisheries, officials have reached consensus on the long-standing issue of South Pacific albacore (SPA) tuna allocation within the...
SPREP applauds Vanuatu and Pacific leadership in historic ICJ opinion on climate change
The Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Sefanaia Nawadra congratulated the Government of Vanuatu for its leadership and...
Pacific climate pioneer still fears for island nation’s future: Tong
A founding father of the Pacific climate movement on Thursday welcomed an international court's decision on global warming but said he fears for the...
Pacific nations applaud ‘lifeline’ climate ruling
Australia and other nations have an obligation to curb carbon emissions and to redress climate change damage in other countries, an international court has...
UN Human Rights Chief Türk hails landmark ICJ ruling affirming States’ human rights obligations with respect to climate change
The Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States’ obligations regarding climate change is a sweeping victory for all those...
Rapid Legal Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Obligations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered an historic advisory opinion which, for the first time, authoritatively sets out States’ legal duties in...
Pacific Women Leaders urged to tackle tech threats and gender violence head-on
Tonga’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Sinaitakala Tu’itahi, has called on Pacific women leaders to stand united against emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence misuse,...
Pacific Women Leaders Meeting told to push past rhetoric and deliver results
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa has urged women leaders to shift from consultation to action, as he opened the 4th Pacific Islands...
Small Islands warn world off track on 2030 goals, Demand action now: AOSIS
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has delivered a stark warning at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, declaring that the...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...