Tonga’s 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting launched – PM calls for more results, action for a Resilient Pacific
Tonga Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says the people of Tonga wants to see more results and action for the Pacific in 2050.
Speaking at...
Sopoaga scolds Australia and fossil fuel industry
A former Tuvalu Prime Minister scolded the Australian Government and its fossil fuel industry at a recent climate integrity summit in Canberra.
Enele Sopoaga, Tuvalu's...
Journey to Ottawa: Pacific countries ready to negotiate revised draft text of plastics treaty
To say waste generation - including plastic pollution is a global problem - would be stating things quite mildly.
The statistics are in fact staggering,...
UN calls for more investment to protect oceans
A United Nations agency on Wednesday urged the international community to invest in scientific research to protect the world's oceans which are increasingly threatened...
Taiwan provides financial support to Tuvalu
Taiwan has handed over its financial support of USD$6 million to Tuvalu’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Panapasi Nelesone.
The funds according to...
Forum SG warns Pacific not to be hindered by outsider’s geo-political games over China security offer
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, said China's security offering for the upcoming 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting...
Pacific Island leaders unite for peace building
In a significant move toward promoting peace and halting conflicts, most leaders across the Pacific have agreed to sign a concept paper aimed at...
NZ and U.S to undertake further practical Pacific cooperation
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced further New Zealand cooperation with the United States in the Pacific Islands region through $16.4 million (US$10 million)...
China slams AUKUS pact as a threat to regional stability
China believes the AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States reveals a tactical cold war mentality.
The Chinese Ambassador to Fiji,...
Navigating PNG parliament dynamics and regional influence
By Bethanie Harriman
The Marape-Rosso Government in Papua New Guinea is determined to take "decisive action" and get to the root cause of issues surrounding...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...