At COP16, Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping...
Anti-Doping headlines sports ministers meeting
Pacific nations need anti-doping programmes to be able to support their athletes and get on level terms with top nations.
This was discussed at the...
New Caledonia’s President meets with fellow Forum leaders
By Nic Maclellan in Noumea, New Caledonia
President Louis Mapou and the Government of New Caledonia has met with a visiting mission of Pacific...
Fiji AG Leung calls for law reform, Climate action at PILON meeting
Fiji’s Attorney-General Graham Leung has urged Pacific law officers to address the region's pressing legal challenges, highlighting climate change, digital transformation, and rising authoritarianism...
Calls for Pacific-led data and knowledge hub in face of rising disasters
In a decisive push for a stronger, more integrated Pacific, the Pacific Community’s deputy director for Disaster and Community Resilience Programme (DCRP), Exsley Taloiburi,...
Vanuatu and Fiji showcase leadership in use of traditional knowledge
Many of the world’s most biodiverse areas are found within the ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) and comprise of diverse...
Diaspora power: U.S territories push for political influence in the 2024 elections
In the lead-up to the 2024 U.S elections, diaspora leaders from U.S territories began discussions on how their communities can participate in the political...
Road to COP29: Up to 80 side events to amplify Pacific voices at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
As the clock ticks towards the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from...
Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023, warns UN weather agency
New data released by the UN on Monday indicating that greenhouse gases have hit a record high show once again that urgent action and...
Solomon Islands PM brags of establishing ‘rare’ international relationship with Jakarta
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says his visit to Indonesia has opened a new door of ‘rare’ international relationship between Honiara and Jakarta.
He...
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UNCTAD warns Oil shock could cost vulnerable nations US$20 billion as Hormuz tensions escalate
Rising tensions and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are driving up global oil prices and threatening to impose an additional US$20 billion annual...
Fiji Department of Environment rejects Vuda waste-to-energy project
Fiji's Department of Environment has rejected the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the proposed Energy-from-Waste Plant and Private Port Facility at Vuda Point,...
El Niño on the Way: Pacific communities urged to prepare as WMO confirms developing...
The Pacific Regional Climate Centre (Pacific RCC) is drawing attention to the latest El Niño/La Niña Update issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO),...