Bulikula confident of winning women’s RWLC
First timers, the Fiji Bulikula has set their sights on winning the Women's Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) after the Fiji National Rugby League...
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...
COP31 must turn Pacific climate promises into action: Timor Leste President Ramos-Horta
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta has called for COP31 to deliver on long-standing climate commitments, warning that vulnerable Pacific and small island states cannot continue...
Pacific must take united climate message to COP31: Vanuatu PM Napat
Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has called for a united and ambitious Pacific position on climate change ahead of COP31, saying the region’s declaration...
Mauritius urges SIDS unity as climate implementation gap widens
Mauritius has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to strengthen their collective voice and push harder for climate action as emissions continue to...
Pacific climate finance falling far short of need: ADB President Kanda
Pacific Island countries are facing a climate finance crisis, with current adaptation finance covering only 26 percent of their projected annual needs, Asian Development...
Tuvalu PM Teo urges Pacific leaders to unite behind Taku Pakasoa climate declaration
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has urged Pacific leaders to unite behind the Taku Pakasoa Declaration, saying the region must speak with one voice...
COP31 cannot be another climate ‘talk fest’: Solomon Islands PM Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has warned that COP31 must deliver concrete action on emissions and climate finance, saying 31 years of climate...
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COP31 President pushes for climate finance and action as Pacific warns of existential threat
COP31 President Murat Kurum says the climate crisis facing Pacific island countries requires stronger international action, with climate finance, implementation and the survival of...
Pacific moves from climate warnings to action ahead of COP31
Pacific countries are heading to the UN climate talks in Türkiye with a stronger push for climate finance, ocean protection and action to keep...
1.5°C overshoot inevitable, action must limit the damage : UN Climate Chief
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says the world must urgently act to keep the expected breach of the 1.5°C warming limit as...