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-New Zealand has offered in-principle support to an ambitious climate change treaty championed by Vanuatu which aims to phase out fossil fuels. Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu issued an emotional rallying call at the United Nations last Saturday, asking fellow nations to develop and commit to a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. “No one is immune to the extreme weather events no ravaging...

Climate Change is expected to be the main issue of discussion at the first U.S-Pacific Islands summit in Washington DC this week. During the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Pacific leaders called on developed nations to urgently lower fossil fuel emissions and also to consider climate finance. “More action is needed from developed nations,” according...

Solomon Islands has signalled it won't sign on to an 11-point declaration between the United States and Pacific Island nations, dealing a blow to the White House ahead of a high-profile presidential summit with Pacific leaders in Washington this week. The ABC has been told that Washington and Pacific Island countries have spent recent weeks negotiating a new joint statement...

U.S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III has met with Marshall Islands President David Kabua, who is in Washington to participate in the first U.S-Pacific Island Nation Summit with President Joe Biden later this week. “he partnership between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands is strong, and we have long shared the vision of a...

Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will meet the American President Joe Biden at a Pacific Island Leaders' Summit at the White House on 29 September 2022. The meeting is the first time that a Fijian Prime Minister will hold an official audience with the President of the United States of America in almost 40 years. Prime Minister Bainimarama will join the...

Pacific peoples retain their history, culture and traditions, and pass them on from generation to generation through songs, poetry, and stories. A book which was launched Tuesday during the Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 27th Conference of the Parties (Pacific Pre-COP), documents the Pacific’s climate change voyage over the years in much the...

At least 217 individuals have applied to contest the upcoming Vanuatu snap election. Deputy Principal Electoral Officer (PEO), Gary Tavoa, confirmed this was the total number of applications they received out from over 300 candidature applications that they have issued. Currently the Office is undertaking the screening process on the respective applicants to check whether or not they are qualified to...

Ongerung Kambes Kesolei, a seasoned journalist from Palau was elected Secretary of the Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network (PACJN) during the meeting of the 6th Pacific Media Summit in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, this week. Palau Media Council’s nominee Kesolei to the Board of the Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalist Network was elected during the PACJN’s AGM held alongside the 6th Pacific Media...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to provide at least US$14 billion over 2022–2025 in a comprehensive program of support to ease a worsening food crisis in Asia and the Pacific, and improve long-term food security by strengthening food systems against the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. The assistance expands ADB's already significant support for food...

Opinion by Gerard Finin and Terence Wesley-Smith This week, the White House will host its first-ever summit with Pacific Islands leaders. The Pacific spans nearly a third of the globe and is home to 16 island nations. In geostrategic terms, the region is more important today than any time since the second world war. The summit is a direct response to...