40 by 40: Pacific Islands target for reduction of plastic production
Pacific Islands have called for a global target to reduce plastic polymers by 40 per cent by 2040 compared to 2025 levels. Now at...
Plastics treaty negotiations update – Institutional arrangement, preamble, scope and principles
Delegates from Pacific countries have travelled far and wide this week to attend the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding...
INC-5 negotiations update: We don’t need a weak treaty
What will it take for negotiators and delegates at the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to come up with an international legally binding instrument on...
Olympic stars and fresh faces ready to kick-off HSBC SVNS in Dubai
Following the sensational, record-breaking Olympic Games competitions, the wait is over for rugby sevens fans as HSBC SVNS 2025 kicks off with the Emirates...
Fiji Sevens team to play ‘Fiji style’ as coach Kolinisau aims for victory in Dubai
Fiji Men's Sevens coach Osea Kolinisau says the goal for his team is to win this weekend's Dubai Sevens tournament, which kicks off the...
ICJ seeks Climate expertise: Top IPCC scientists brief judges in The Hague
Upon the invitation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a group of past and present scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
USP’s application for interim injunction refused
The University of the South Pacific’s application for an interim injunction to halt any further action for strike by the staff unions has been...
FFA regional MCS data analysis training journey begins
This week we are pleased to deliver Phase 1 of the FFA Regional Monitoring Control and Surveillance Strategy (RMCSS) Data Analysis Training at the...
Uncertainty over whether Tonga’s PM can survive vote of no confidence
In Tonga, anticipation is building ahead of a no confidence vote against the Prime Minister, scheduled for next week.
It will be the second time,...
Samoan elders gain New Zealand citizenship after historic law passes
Thousands of Sāmoans are now eligible for New Zealand citizenship after the Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Bill was unanimously backed by all political...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...