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Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda has condemned the mass displacement of West Papuans as Indonesian military...
Pacific Island seasonal workers urged to drive with care after stark new road death figures
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As Earth dries out, countries fail to reach drought agreement
Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh
Governments have failed to agree...
Climate affecting health in small island developing states – report
A new report says small island developing states (SIDS) are particularly susceptible to the health consequences of climate change.
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Fiji Tourism Minister confident tourism will remain unaffected, Only two remain in hospital – Tourism Fiji CEO
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka remains optimistic that the recent suspected alcohol poisoning incident at the Warwick Fiji Resort will...
ICJ set to decide whether fueling Climate Change violates International Law
By Marjorie Cohn
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has just completed hearings on the climate crisis in a case that could have critical consequences...
U.S on target in Guam with first Marine redeployment and missile test
The U.S is advancing the fortification of its territory closest to China with the arrival of the first Marines from Okinawa and its first...
Lack of support forces Lilo to withdraw No Confidence Motion against PM Manele
Solomon Islands MP for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo, Monday withdrawn his Motion of No Confidence against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, citing insufficient support...
Samoa makes stand in World Court
Samoa called for “immediate cessation of wrongdoing” when it appeared before the International Court of Justice hearing last week highlighting growing global consensus on...
Australian returning home after suspected Fiji poisoning
Two Australians hospitalised in a suspected mass alcohol poisoning are on their way home — as Fiji reassures tourists of their safety.
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
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Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...