UN gives countries more time to submit “quality” climate plans for 2035
The head of the UN climate change body has urged countries to submit new “first-rate” climate targets by September, after only a handful of...
World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash
Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of...
Fiji PM urges MPs to unite for Constitutional reform
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Brazil’s COP30 president: Climate summits must move from words to real action
Global climate diplomacy must shift focus from highly “politicised” negotiations to advancing real collective action on the ground to remain credible, Brazil’s COP30 presidency...
Fiji government seeks the opinion of Courts on Section 91 of the constitution, Review of Constitution a political ploy says Narube
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Special Committee on Decolonisation approves guidelines, rules of procedure for its 2025 Pacific regional seminar
The Special Committee on Decolonisation met Monday to approve the guidelines and rules of procedure for its 2025 Pacific Regional Seminar, which will be...
Pacific Resilience Facility receives first US$3 million capitalisation contribution from Japan
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Yap State elects Andy P. Choor to FSM Congress
The official results of the FSM Congress General Election for Yap State’s two-year term seat, held on 04 March 2025, have been finalised and...
FAST MPs reveal reasons why they lost confidence in Fiame as Samoa PM
Majority of the FAST Party in Samoa may have lost their motion of no confidence in Fiame Naomi Mataafa as Prime Minister last Thursday.
But...
Fiji Rugby demands answers from Super Rugby Pacific after Fijian Drua mistreatment
Fiji Rugby (FRU) will investigate incidents in which the Fijian Drua were forced to travel in the back of a cargo truck in Auckland...
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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...