Time for talk over- we need to see the results: Forum SG Puna told Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has bluntly told the Seventh Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development in Suva Tuesday, that the time for...
UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasising the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to...
Sovereign rights not enough, regional cooperation needed for deep-sea mining: TIS
There needs to be a regional approach to deep-sea mining, as opposed to relying solely on the sovereign rights of individual nations, given the...
‘Vulnerable’ Pacific countries must get maximum benefit from ‘loss and damage’ fund, Australian climate minister says
Australia’s climate minister, Chris Bowen, says Pacific nations and other countries vulnerable to climate catastrophe should be the major beneficiaries of “loss and damage”...
PIFLM52 – Global pledges begin as Leaders endorse new Pacific Resilience Facility
A US$50 million pledge from Saudi Arabia has opened the investor search for a new US$500 million Pacific Resilience Fund (PRF) to build resilience...
Week of intense plastic treaty negotiations in Nairobi ends with a way forward
Pacific delegates who attended the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in...
Pacific nations vow to chart destiny with own agenda
Pacific Island leaders have stressed the need to grasp their own destiny by setting their own regional agenda, with a focus on climate change...
Fiji PM Rabuka plans state visit to Indonesia next year
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will visit Indonesia in 2024.
The invitation extended by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo follows their recent discussion on the matter...
China, Fiji to join hands to advance development, revitalisation amid challenges: Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
As one of the first countries to have signed a Memorandum of...
Fiji drops to 14th after day two of the Pacific Games
Team Fiji has dropped to 14th on the overall Pacific Games medal tally after day two.
Following the three medals win from our swimmers Fiji...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
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Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...