WHO Pacific chief sends strong message to the world
Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Pacific says.
Dr...
Fiji DPM Prasad co-hosts high level discussion at COP29
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad co-hosted the “High Level Session on the International and Regional Cooperation for Climate Mobility”...
TMC sets June 2025 for Nauru-backed seafloor mining application
TMC, the metals company focused on seafloor battery metal exploration, has set 27 June 2025, as the target date for submitting its ISA exploitation...
U.S Defence Chief Austin heads to Indo-Pacific, marking historic first visit to Fiji in push for regional security
U. S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will depart this week for a trip to Australia, the Philippines, Laos and Fiji to...
Climate crisis is an economy killer: UN Climate Chief warns World leaders at COP29
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell Tuesday urged world leaders at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to view the climate crisis not just...
Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate...
What these Pacific youth leaders want to see come out of COP29
Pacific Island youth leaders say the stakes couldn't be higher at this year's United Nations climate summit.
Even as Donald Trump threatens to pull out...
Climate finance promises must be kept, Commonwealth Secretary-General tells COP29
Commonwealth countries must unite and use their collective voice to demand that climate finance promises are kept preventing human suffering, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia...
Leaders urge global backing for PRF: Forum SG
Pacific Leaders and youth called on the world to commit to funding for the Pacific-led, owned and managed initiative, the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF).
This...
Tuvalu seeks climate finance justice for SIDS at COP29
The Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo and his Climate Change and the Environment Minister, Dr Maina Talia, are at COP29 to advocate for...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...