Time for Smaller Islands States to consider their role into the future: Forum Chair Brown
Pacific Islands Forum Chairman and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says the time is ripe to consider what role they see the Smaller...
Fiji PM Rabuka apologises and clarifies Fukushima statement to MSG Leaders caucus
In a turn of events at today's Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Meeting, Prime Minister Rabuka extended a heartfelt apology to the MSG Leaders Caucus...
Pacific Resilience Facility created out of difficulty in accessing climate financing
The difficulty of accessing global climate finance led to the creation of the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF).
Cook Islands Foreign Affairs and Immigration secretary Tepaeru...
Four Pacific Leaders not attending the Leaders Meeting in Cook Islands
Four Pacific leaders will not be attending this year’s 52 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting, which officially opens this evening in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
This...
U.S and China urged not to bring their rivalry to the Pacific: Forum Chair Brown
Pacific Islands Forum chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has launched a broadside against the United States and China, urging them not...
Pacific advocacy to get the world back on track for a 1.5 net zero future
Pacific countries will advocate to get the World back on track for a 1.5 net zero future at the upcoming COP28 climate change negotiations...
Café operators brewing up for Pacific Islands Forum
Café operators surrounding the venue for a Pacific Islands Forum gathering at the National Auditorium are anticipating patron numbers will reach those of peak...
Forum wants action on climate finance and Loss and Damage
By Nic Maclellan in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
As the region faces an El Nino summer and Vanuatu reels from the devastation of Cyclone Lola...
Australia’s bid to host climate talks is welcome but its words must be matched with action
By Ralph Regenvanu
The Pacific Islands Forum this week will bring together nations who share what we call the Blue Pacific Continent, stretching from...
Cook Islands ready to host 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
The Cook Islands is ready for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting which starts on Monday, 06 - 10 November in Rarotonga.
The host...
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Sea level rise could redefine sovereignty, but Pacific leaders are pushing back
Sea level rise is no longer just an environmental crisis for the Pacific; it is a legal challenge striking at the heart of sovereignty,...
Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...