At COP29, Kingdom of Tonga expresses support for a ‘Pacific COP’
The Kingdom of Tonga has expressed strong support for Australia’s bid to host the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention...
Three candidates to succeed Beaumont as World Rugby President
The race to succeed Bill Beaumont as President of World Rugby will come to a close with a vote on Thursday at the organisation's...
WHO Pacific chief sends strong message to the world
Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Pacific says.
Dr...
Fiji DPM Prasad co-hosts high level discussion at COP29
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad co-hosted the “High Level Session on the International and Regional Cooperation for Climate Mobility”...
TMC sets June 2025 for Nauru-backed seafloor mining application
TMC, the metals company focused on seafloor battery metal exploration, has set 27 June 2025, as the target date for submitting its ISA exploitation...
U.S Defence Chief Austin heads to Indo-Pacific, marking historic first visit to Fiji in push for regional security
U. S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will depart this week for a trip to Australia, the Philippines, Laos and Fiji to...
Climate crisis is an economy killer: UN Climate Chief warns World leaders at COP29
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell Tuesday urged world leaders at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to view the climate crisis not just...
Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate...
What these Pacific youth leaders want to see come out of COP29
Pacific Island youth leaders say the stakes couldn't be higher at this year's United Nations climate summit.
Even as Donald Trump threatens to pull out...
Climate finance promises must be kept, Commonwealth Secretary-General tells COP29
Commonwealth countries must unite and use their collective voice to demand that climate finance promises are kept preventing human suffering, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia...
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More than 80 years after World War Two, the Solomon Islands remain one of the most heavily mine-contaminated places in the Pacific.
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