IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li urges collaboration at Pacific Islands Conference
IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo li has highlighted the region's diversity but acknowledged shared vulnerabilities, particularly to global shocks.
Bo Li addressed the IMF Pacific...
Wave of acceptances of Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies at MC13 advances entry into force
Eight WTO members deposited their instruments of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 26 February at the opening of the 13th Ministerial...
What can the Pacific learn from the EU Parliament vote against Norway’s decision to advance deep-sea mining
Op Ed by Maureen Penjueli
On February the 7th, the European Union (EU) Parliament voted against Norway’s recent decision to advance deep-sea mining in...
Vanuatu and PNG to play intercontinental friendlies in new FIFA Series pilot project in March
In line with the Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027 and following on from the decision taken by the FIFA Council in December...
DG Okonjo-Iweala urges trade ministers’ coalition to boost climate action through the WTO
At the 25 February meeting of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed high-level officials’ efforts and leadership to...
Vanuatu MPs expects to receive up to VT1M for referendum ‘Yes’ campaign, based on work plans
Vanuatu Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to receive financial support of up to VT1 million (US$ 8,343) each to strengthen and support the...
Fiji chairs ACP Group Ministerial Meeting at WTO M13
Fiji had the honour of chairing the African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) Group Ministerial Meeting on the eve of the 13th World Trade...
Feleti Teo elected unopposed as Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister
Feleti Teo secured the position of Tuvalu’ new Prime Minister without facing any opposition Monday.
He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu after the...
Regional tuna expert sounds caution in developing seabed mining
By Richard Naidu
Leading Pacific tuna industry expert, Dr Transform Aqorau, has drawn from the region’s experiences with its massive tuna fisheries industry to...
Pacific Groups join global call for WTO to target big fishing fleets
Pacific civil society groups have joined others from around the world in an open letter calling on trade negotiators at this week's World Trade...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...