IPCC suspends climate talks as key decisions remain unresolved
The 65th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been suspended after discussions ran beyond the scheduled...
Pacific civil society calls for IPCC climate reports by 2028
The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) is calling for all three reports under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report...
World Bank targets 800 million jobs gap as young people enter workforce
The World Bank Group is stepping up efforts to mobilise private investment and expand job creation, warning that about 1.2 billion young people will...
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) J-PACT Media Anti-Corruption
Six grants of USD$2,500 available to Pacific journalists
The Journalism for Anti-Corruption and Transparency (J-PACT) project is inviting expressions of interest from individual Pacific journalists,...
The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a...
Strengthening National Competent Authorities to Support Pacific Seafood Exports
National Competent Authorities play an important role in ensuring that fishery products meet the food safety and quality requirements of export markets.
A two-week training...
Pacific Islands hit hardest by food and fuel shock, IMF says
Pacific Island economies are bearing a disproportionate impact from rising food and fuel costs, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgrading its 2026 growth...
IMF warns Pacific, low-income Asian economies face growth downgrades
Pacific Island and low-income Asian economies are facing downward growth revisions as energy shocks, rising fiscal pressures and uneven benefits from the artificial intelligence...
V20 Ministers call for longer-term concessional finance, set next phase of Vulnerability to Viability Compact
Finance ministers representing 77 economies most affected by disasters this week called for a pivot on resilience by prioritising investments in education, health, and...
Albo the ‘number one social media influencer for Palau’
By Finn McHugh
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr visited Australia this week to open the country’s new embassy in Canberra, another sign of the Albanese...
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Vanuatu PM says government remains stable amid leadership challenge claims
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat has shut down claims that he could be facing a leadership challenge through a no-confidence vote at the next...
U.S seabed mining bid raises concerns for Cook Islands
A new attempt to authorise deep-seabed mining through United States domestic law could have far-reaching consequences for international ocean governance, Pacific states and the...
Chair Skea warns against excluding vulnerable nations from IPCC decisions
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chair Jim Skea has stressed the need for vulnerable countries and small delegations to participate fully in climate...