Adaptation is the line between existence and disappearance: Tuvalu PM warns at UN Summit
“If our islands vanish, if livelihoods collapse, if cultures are lost, the world will have failed not only us, but it will also have...
World history made with global agreement to protect our ocean
The BBNJ Agreement has reached a global milestone with 60 ratifications paving the way towards entry into force by January 2026.
For the Pacific...
Pacific Islands Forum elevates regional leadership on global stage at UNGA 80
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders will take to the global stage at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) this week their priorities for...
Tonga could face potential financial and legal risks if Deep Sea Mining in the CCZ begins
By Marc Ake
Tonga is one of the sponsoring states for The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian deep sea mining company trying to secure...
Pacific Leaders endorse labour mobility principles
Forum Leaders have endorsed a new set of regional principles to guide labour mobility, marking a step toward stronger coordination on one of the...
Australia fails the Pacific with weak climate target
The Australian government Thursday announced their updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), pledging to cut emissions by 62-70 percent by 2035 and failing to commit...
Forum Leaders endorse SIS Priorities, target transport and digital gaps
Pacific Island Forum Leaders have reaffirmed support for Smaller Island States (SIS) by endorsing their priorities on transport, fisheries, health, and climate finance, while also committing...
Forum reaffirms nuclear-free Pacific, calls on U.S to sign Rarotonga Treaty
Forum Leaders have marked the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Rarotonga, reaffirming their commitment to a nuclear-free Pacific and urging the United States and...
Forum Leaders to appoint Special envoy for U.S engagement and deeper regional integration
Forum Leaders have endorsed moves to sharpen engagement with the United States and strengthen regional solidarity in the face of climate threats, geopolitical competition,...
Fiji officially opens Embassy in Israel
In a historic milestone that underscored the strong relations between Fiji and Israel, Fiji's Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka and Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes
Pacific political climate champions must turn the region’s priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says.
Speaking at the...
COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...