WHO welcomes health ministers to Manila to consider a new vision and actions to improve health in the region
The World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific Monday welcomed ministers, other senior health officials and key partners from across the...
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia
The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a...
UN climate case could be global circuit breaker: Vanuatu official
Pacific Island nations hope the climate change case they’ve brought to the UN court will help overcome the shortcomings of international negotiations and spur...
USP student body call for dialogue to resolve strike action
By Tony Hiriasia Jnr
Students at the regional university in Suva have been given a choice to join the staff union strike but the student...
Commonwealth Women’s Forum opens in Samoa with calls for stronger action on gender equality
The Commonwealth Women’s Forum opened in Samoa today with a call for renewed action on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls...
Fiji backs regional push for decolonisation, Flags concerns over expanded UN resolution
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to decolonisation but raised concerns over the new United Nations resolution, calling for a more focused approach.
Fiji is one...
Pacific Islands Forum fact-finding mission dates confirmed – New Caledonia president
New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou confirmed on Sunday a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) fact-finding mission will finally take place next week.
The much-awaited travel has...
Fiji’s deputy PM Prasad calls for urgent Climate finance action as COP29 delegation prepares for tough negotiations
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has issued a clear mandate to the nation's COP29 delegation – fight for climate finance and recognition of...
Important milestones at CHOGM
More than 4,000 delegates and leaders from 56 Commonwealth countries, representing 2.7 billion people, will gather in Apia, this week for the bi-annual Commonwealth...
Overseas Minister buffeted by New Caledonia crisis
By Nic Maclellan, in Noumea, New Caledonia
France’s newly appointed Overseas Minister François-Noël Buffet has travelled to New Caledonia for a four-day visit, pledging that...
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Pacific must shape its own future: Forum Chair Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair Mathew Wale has declared that Pacific leaders must take ownership of the region's future, warning that while...
Forum Troika Leaders meet in Suva on regional governance and strategic prioritie
Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders met today in Suva, Fiji, for strategic discussions on the future governance of the Pacific regional system and key...
Solomon Islands PM Wale, Rabuka call for stronger united voice
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka have emphasised the importance of a stronger, more unified Pacific voice during...