Japan labour shortage opens opportunities for skilled Pacific workers
Reporting by PACNEWS Editor, Makereta Komai in Tokyo
Japan’s ageing population and shortage of workers could open up more opportunities for skilled workers from the...
Pacific risks are human risks, warning must be heeded: Fiji PM Rabuka
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on world leaders to heed the Pacific's warning on climate change, saying the impacts being experienced by...
Fiji returns to global climate stage nine years after historic COP presidency
Fiji has returned to the global climate stage nine years after making history as the first small island developing state to preside over a...
COP31 coal ties put Australia, Türkiye under pressure
Australia and Türkiye are facing pressure to set clear coal phase-out dates after a new report linked their bilateral coal trade to more than...
Fiji to hold constitutional referendum on 09 December: PM Rabuka
Fiji will hold a national referendum on Wednesday, 09 December 2026, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced, setting the date for a vote that...
Pacific pre-COP opens with call for action on 1.5 to stay alive
A powerful performance from the award-winning Primanavia Choir, welcoming thousands of delegates to Fiji, and calling for the protection of their home, set the...
PNG commits PGK25 million to Tuvalu land reclamation as Pre-COP leaders see climate vulnerability
Papua New Guinea will provide Tuvalu with PGK5 million (AUD$1.59 million/US$1.1 million) a year for the next five years to support land reclamation as...
Solomon Islands PM Wale calls on major emitters to take greayer climate responsibility
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called for stronger political action and accountability from major greenhouse gas emitters, warning that climate change is...
Climate change making pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous: UN Climate Chief Stiell
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that rising temperatures are creating a new and potentially deadly threat to pregnant women, newborns...
Pacific disability advocates demand seat at climate finance table
Pacific disability advocates are demanding that persons with disabilities have a direct role in climate decision-making and access to climate finance, warning that current...
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Pacific bloc demands UN mission to New Caledonia as decolonisation debate intensifies
Pacific countries have renewed calls for a United Nations visiting mission to New Caledonia, saying an independent assessment is needed as the territory continues...
French Polynesia urges UN-backed decolonisation dialogue with France
French Polynesia President Mottai Brotherson has called on France to open a United Nations-backed decolonisation dialogue, saying 13 years after French Polynesia was placed...
Pacific has talked enough, now it is time for action: PNG PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backed the Taku Pakasoa Declaration but warned Pacific leaders and the international community that climate commitments...