Taiwan says it’s a ‘shame’ to be left out, Calls for inclusion in World Health Assembly
By Pita Ligaiula in Taipei
As the World Health Assembly (WHA) convenes this week in Geneva, Taiwan is renewing its appeal to be included in the...
Australian Foreign minister to blitz key Pacific Island states
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will blitz three key Pacific Island nations in her first standalone trip after Labor's landslide re-election.
The foreign minister will...
Former Cook Islands Deputy PM calls on NZ to reclaim control over health and education
A former deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is calling for the nation to reconsider rejoining New Zealand.
Prominent lawyer Norman George argues that...
U.S lawmakers renew call for increased engagement with Pacific island region amid Trump’s retreat mode
A proposal to boost Washington’s diplomatic relations with Pacific island nations received a new push in the U.S Congress amid President Donald Trump’s erratic...
Coast Guard pulled National Security Cutter from planned Pacific Patrol to support border surge
To help it meet President Trump’s directive for the U.S government to achieve operational control of the southern border, the acting Coast Guard Commandant...
When home becomes hell: Why the Pacific has one of the world’s highest rates of violence against women
By Belinda Kora in Papua New Guinea, Lice Movono & Gabriella Marchant in Fiji, Adel Fruean in Samoa & Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong in Solomon Islands
Across...
PNG Opposition MP Bird slams media crackdown
Papua New Guinea Opposition MP and East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird has issued a scathing rebuke of recent actions taken by government-linked entities against...
PNG PM must look deeper at alarming suppression, sackings of journalists, says Pacific media watchdog
Pacific Article 19 watchdog, the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) has welcomed the call from Papua New Guinea PM James Marape for more information and...
Vanuatu builds momentum ahead of United Nations climate negotiations
Government officials from across Vanuatu have taken a critical step to prepare for the 62nd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...