SIDS push for more Climate finance for nature-based solutions
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are calling for simpler access to climate and biodiversity finance, more grant and concessional funding and greater investment in...
Pacific Youth demand a voice in biodiversity decisions
Pacific youth are calling for a permanent and funded role in biodiversity decision-making, warning that the choices made over the next five years will...
Naoero opens embassy in Jerusalem, drawing regional and international condemnation
Naoero has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the ninth country to establish its diplomatic mission in the city and drawing condemnation from Jordan...
11 years on, Pacific Meteorological leaders revisit Nuku’alofa declaration
The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) is meeting today in Tonga to revisit commitments first made more than a decade ago.
The meeting comes 11 years...
Sea level rise is locked in, UN overshoot pathway too late for the Pacific
By Elenoa Masi
The United Nations has suggested a pathway to manage global warming, which is now predicted to breach the 1.5 degrees target in...
Fiji declares HIV outbreak a national crisis
Cabinet has declared Fiji’s HIV outbreak a national crisis as new infections continue to surge, with 2,016 new diagnoses recorded last year, up from...
What 1.5°C Overshoot means for Small Islands
By Alison Kentish
The world is now expected to breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit that small island states have spent years defending as...
“Listen to the Pacific”: Pacific Civil Society tells World
Pacific civil society representatives are calling for their voices and the experiences of frontline communities to shape climate negotiations as they gather in Tuvalu...
What happens in the Pacific matters to the World: Pacific Women
Women from across the Pacific have called for stronger recognition of their voices in climate decision-making, warning that the region’s climate challenges cannot be...
World Rugby confirms qualification pathway for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Games
A total of 24 teams will compete at LA28, with each qualified National Olympic Committee (NOC) able to select a delegation of 12 players...
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Pacific bloc demands UN mission to New Caledonia as decolonisation debate intensifies
Pacific countries have renewed calls for a United Nations visiting mission to New Caledonia, saying an independent assessment is needed as the territory continues...
French Polynesia urges UN-backed decolonisation dialogue with France
French Polynesia President Mottai Brotherson has called on France to open a United Nations-backed decolonisation dialogue, saying 13 years after French Polynesia was placed...
Pacific has talked enough, now it is time for action: PNG PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backed the Taku Pakasoa Declaration but warned Pacific leaders and the international community that climate commitments...