International Day of UN Peacekeepers: Fiji’s Enormous Contribution to Global Peacekeeping
By Dirk Wagener, UN Resident Coordinator to Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
29 May – the International Day of UN Peacekeeping – is an important day on the United Nations’ annual event calendar.
It is a day that we mark with great pride, admiration, solemnity and honour for the men and women who have contributed immensely to international...
Christian Karembeu says family killed in New Caledonia violence
Former footballer Christian Karembeu shared that he has tragically lost two family members amid the recent surge of violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.
Amid contentious voting reforms, seven individuals have lost their lives in the French Pacific territory, Karembeu's birthplace, during the recent unrest, which has since caused the Olympic Torch relay to be cancelled.
The 53-year-old...
Fijiana 15s winger Atelaite Buna shows strength:Coach Mosese Rauluni
Fijiana 15s winger Atelaite Buna continues to impress the coaches, demonstrating her versatility and strength in multiple positions.
Buna is one of two players with positional changes made by coach Mosese Rauluni for their second Oceania Women’s Rugby Championship match against Papua New Guinea tonight in Brisbane, Australia.
The other positional switch is Doreen Narokete, who moves from lock to blindside...
Pacific Islands advocate for resilient prosperity amid rising threats at SIDS4 Conference
At the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda, Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, representing the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), emphasised that while small island nations are defined by their vulnerability, they must not be limited by it.
Describing States such as hers as “the Davids amongst the Goliaths of the...
Vanuatu PM Salwai urges citizens to vote tomorrow
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai is urging all eligible citizens to exercise their constitutional rights by participating in the national Referendum and voting Wednesday.
Salwai made this call Monday during the government's final press conference on the referendum.
“Your vote matters, and this referendum is a chance to shape the future of our nation. It is also an historical moment as...
‘Health for all’ is under threat from climate change: PNG Health Minister
Papua New Guinea Minister for Heath Dr Lino Tom has warned that the very idea of ‘health for all’ is under threat from climate change.
Dr Lino delivered the statement on behalf of 22 Pacific Island countries, at the opening of the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
“Pacific Island Countries are responsible for less than one percent of global...
Caribbean leader blasts ’empty’ climate promises at small islands summit
The president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted “empty” and “grossly inadequate” climate pledges, saying wealthy nations have failed to meet obligations to limit damages from carbon emissions.
Small island states across the Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean, with negligible emissions, are particularly vulnerable to economic crises and rising temperatures due to their exposure to...
Small island States ‘a test case for climate justice and financial justice’
The world must not allow the loss of a single country or culture due to global warming or a continuation of a “two-speed financial world” where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, said UN chief António Guterres in his opening address at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) on the beautiful twin...
No Vote of No Confidence today, new motion to be submitted to PNG Parliament
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is cautiously confident he has the numbers to beat the Vote of No Confidence and remain in power.
At last count Monday, Marape had 49 MPs on Loloata with him while challenger Rainbo Paita had the support of 39 MPs at the Sanctuary Hotel in North Waigani.
However, today is a normal sorting out...
FLNKS bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
At a time when Kanaky New Caledonia is reconnecting with the dark days of the 1980s, those of the “Events”, the FLNKS was astonished to learn of the hasty arrival of the President of the French Republic French Republic accompanied by the two ministers whom the people hold responsible for the failure of the outcome of the Nouméa Accord,...