Finalising maritime boundaries anchors Pacific sovereignty: Ocean Commissioner Manoni
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni has told leaders that securing maritime boundaries is essential for sovereignty,...
Pacific unity key as global competition intensifies: Forum Chair Manele
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has told Forum Leaders the Pacific must never be treated as...
Pacific Islands Leaders back Australia’ s bid to host COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Leaders from the Pacific Islands Forum have officially endorsed Australia's bid to host the 31st UN Climate...
Pacific pushes to lock in maritime boundaries, secure 100 percent ocean management
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Pacific is closing in on finalising its maritime boundaries and securing permanent ocean entitlements, with regional...
Pacific CSOs demand stronger role in regional decisions, warn against shrinking civic space
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific civil society leaders have called on Forum Leaders to institutionalise their role in regional decision-making,...
Solomon Islands and Fiji seal security pact to strengthen Melanesian solidarity
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has hailed the signing of a new security agreement with Fiji,...
Forum Chair Manele warns unresolved maritime borders threaten Pacific sovereignty
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has called on Pacific nations to move quickly to settle...
Pacific tuna stocks lead the world in sustainability, FFA tells Leaders
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific tuna fisheries remain the healthiest in the world, delivering major economic and social benefits while facing growing...
Pacific moves to secure banking lifeline as correspondent links dry up
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Pacific Islands Forum has stepped up efforts to protect the region’s economies from the loss of...
Bougival Project a “setback” for Kanak self-determination: FLNKS warns MSG Chair Rabuka
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The pro-independence Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) has written to Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)...
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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
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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...