Pacific adds voice as attention turns to proposed intersession work to advance plastics treaty development
As the clock ticks towards the final hours of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument...
Countries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40 percent in 15 years
Countries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic – to reduce it by 40 percent in 15 years...
Solomon Islands Caretaker PM Manasseh Sogavare bows out, won’t keep his job following elections
Solomon Islands Caretaker Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has passed on the leadership of the Parliamentary Wing of OUR Party to Prime Ministerial candidate, Jeremiah...
Australian Minister for International development and Pacific Conroy to visit Fiji
Fiji and Australia’s renewed and elevated Vuvale Partnership will be further strengthened this week through the first official visit to Fiji by the Australian...
Vanuatu’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
The human rights record of Vanuatu will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the...
Pacific job market shows resilience amidst challenges, ILO report shows
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), reports ongoing challenges within the Pacific job market, despite resilient growth.
The Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and...
Taiwan is an indispensable partner in the global health network and it is time to include Taiwan in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and in all World Health Organisation...
By Paul Chen, Representative Taipei Trade Office in Fiji
As the world experienced the years of COVID-19 pandemic, it is of paramount importance that we...
We treat our 7s programs equally: FRU HPU General Manager Mather
The Fiji Rugby Union treats its men’s and women’s national 7s teams equally and strives to ensure that players are well taken care of.
FRU...
Katoa re-elected Oceania Aquatics VP
Romani Katoa has been re-elected the vice president of the Oceania Aquatics Board of Directors for a new four-year term.
Katoa has been the president...
ONOC and OPC strengthen partnership through MOU signing in the Pacific
The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and the Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC) are thrilled to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),...
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Fiji abstains as UN adopts resolution on protecting humanitarian and UN personnel
Fiji was among six countries that abstained when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety and security of humanitarian workers...
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka appointed new Cook Islands foreign affairs and Immigration secretary
The Cook Islands Public Service Commission has announced Elizabeth Wright-Koteka’s appointment as Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI), effective 1...
NZ helps strengthen Pacific aviation security
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced New Zealand will invest an additional $13.3 million (US$7.69 million), over five years, to strengthen aviation security in...