ICJ ruling makes 1.5°C a legal obligation, not a target: OACPS tells COP30
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has delivered a blunt message to world leaders at COP30, declaring that the new International...
Tuvalu and climate sector want more from Australia
Tuvalu has warned Australia needs to take “true leadership” and match words with action as it assumes a leadership role in global climate negotiations.
Australia's...
Lift the ban, respect press freedom: Pacific media bodies tell Samoa PM
Pacific media groups have called on Samoa’s Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt to immediately lift his government’s ban on the Samoa Observer, warning...
Turkey will host COP31, Australia will play a role. So where does that leave the Pacific?
By Eliza Northrop
After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event...
Tuvalu speaks on Trump, Pacific SIDS, and keeping the focus on a global 1.5 degrees climate journey
U.S needed in the Paris Agreement implementation work, because it takes a a collective effort, says Pacific COP champ Dr Maina Vakafua Talia.
Last week's...
2025 general elections: Tongatapu 6 sends Tonga’s only woman MP to new Parliament
For the second election in a row, Tongatapu 6 has delivered Tonga’s only woman MP, while every other constituency elected men.
Fane Fangufangu Fituafe won...
‘No moment for self-congratulations at COP30-step up and deliver real-world climate results’: Stiell
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned countries at COP30 that “this is no moment for self-congratulations,” urging governments and non-state actors...
NGOs lament missed ‘COP opportunity’ for SA and climate
South Australia, climate advocates and the Pacific have united in their disappointment after Australia's failure to secure the 2026 UN climate conference.
Anthony Albanese's government...
Fair seas ahead: FFA and ILO join forces to improve working conditions for Pacific fishers
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have formalised a new partnership aimed at strengthening the protection of...
Joint Letter from the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)
To: The Honourable La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt
Prime Minister of the Government of Samoa
Apia, Samoa
Cc: - Agafili Shem Leo, CEO of the Ministry of the...
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Pacific fisheries Ministers push for stronger partnerships and reform at development symposium
The Chair of the Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting(FFCMM) and Niue Minister for Natural Resources, Mona Ainuu, has called for stronger alignment between Pacific...
Fiji Fisheries Minister calls for greater value from Tuna at development partners symposium
Fiji’s Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Alitia Bainivalu has called for stronger coordination and investment to ensure Pacific countries capture greater economic value from...
Tuna is the “common currency” of the blue Pacific: FFA DG Pakop
The Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Noan Pakop, has called for deeper coordination and strategic alignment between Pacific Island countries and development...