COP29 Text offers two far-apart visions for finance goal
The COP29 Presidency Mukhtar Babayev early Thursday released a draft document intended to serve as the basis for a deal on a post-2025 goal...
COP29 finance target must still deliver on trillions of dollars in debt-free commitments for meaningful climate action
Several draft texts released early Thursday in Baku are capturing the attention of civil society observers at COP29 who have been holding out to...
Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse
By Sophie Yeo
Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its...
Flying Fijians coach Byrne names strong side for Ireland clash
Fiji head coach Mick Byrne has named his matchday squad for Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series fixture against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
The Flying Fijians...
“1.5 to Stay Alive”: SPREP DG Nawadra urge action at COP29, Warn of existential threats
In a powerful call to action at COP29, Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), stressed the...
U.S State Department’s Campbell hopes Trump works with Pacific allies
U.S deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said he hoped the incoming Trump administration would work with allies Australia and New Zealand in the...
Fiji to enter negotiations for Status of Forces Agreement with U.S
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will wrap up his Indo-Pacific trip in Fiji this week, marking the first-ever visit by a...
Vanuatu snap election slated for January 2025
Vanuatu voters will head into a snap election within the next 60 days after President Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolved parliament, earlier this week.
It's the fifth...
Lord Vaea’s Call for action on gender equality at UN ESCAP Beijing+30 Review
Tonga’s Internal Affairs Minister Lord Vaea has delivered a clear and urgent message on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum at the UN ESCAP...
“We can’t negotiate with climate change,” Vanuatu laments lack of progress at COP29
As the clock ticks towards the end of COP29 in Baku Azerbaijan, Vanuatu has expressed deep concerns about the lack of progress made on...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...