Urgent global climate action needed, says Forum Chair Sovaleni
Tonga’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, made a resounding call for urgent and transformative climate action during...
Samoa PM Mata’afa calls for fair global governance for Island states
Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, delivered a strong plea at the Summit of the Future, calling for urgent global action to tackle the...
Tuvalu PM calls for immediate global response to Climate threat
In a world grappling with climate change, financial instability and social inequities, Tuvalu stands at the frontline of these pressing challenges.
At the Summit of...
Fiji’s President warns: Future generations will suffer without immediate global action
The President of Fiji, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has urged world leaders to urgently reshape international cooperation amidst a series of escalating global crises.
In his...
Pacific unites to tackle climate change challenges facing the region
As the Pacific Resilience Meeting: Managing Climate and Disaster Risk for a Resilient Pacific unfolds, leaders and stakeholders from across the region have gathered...
PNG Foreign Minister calls for action on Global Pact for the Future: No more rhetoric, We need results!
Papua New Guinea's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Justin Tkatchenko, has laid down a bold challenge to global leaders in a powerful address ‘We do...
Oceans for Peace policy to be adopted in Honiara: Fiji PM
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his next trip to the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) is when the Pacific Islands Forum adopts his ‘Ocean...
Financial constraints biggest threat to Pacific Media Freedoms inaugural Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index finds
Economic and financial constraints, followed closely by social, cultural, and political pressures, pose the greatest threats to media freedom in the Pacific, according to...
Deaths at Saint Louis overshadow anniversary of French colonisation
By Nic Maclellan
Tuesday 24 September marks the 171st anniversary of the French annexation of New Caledonia. By order of Napoleon III, Rear-Admiral Février-Despointes officially...
Micronesia calls for urgent action on climate crisis at Summit of the Future
President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Wesley Simina, made a powerful statement at the Summit of the Future, insisting that “the time...
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El Niño declared as drought and cyclone risks increase: Tonga Meteorological Service
Tonga has declared that El Niño conditions are now in force, with meteorologists warning of increased drought risk, reduced rainfall and a potentially more...
UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age
UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms...
WHO and UNAIDS warn HIV gains at risk as funding cuts threaten AIDS response
By Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, and Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe and...