PACRES project builds capacity of Pacific media to cover climate change negotiations
A factsheets kit to assist the Pacific media report on the ongoing UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP)...
EU signs agreements for €21.8 million with Pacific Island nations
The European Union signed three Financing Agreements worth €21.8 million (US$23.2 million) with Pacific Island nations.
These agreements mark the EU’s and its partners ongoing...
Pacific Civil Society: A historic outcome mired by aspirational rhetoric
As the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leader’s Meeting concludes in the Cook Islands, the 2023 Leader’s Communique offers us great insight as to what...
Samoa and Fiji secure Olympic qualification in Brisbane
Samoa’s men and Fiji’s women have secured their tickets to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship 2023 in Brisbane.
Brian...
Saudi Arabia pledge US$50 million to kick start the Pacific Resilience Facility
Saudi Arabia has announced US$50 million to kick start the Pacific Resilience Facility
This was confirmed Friday by Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister...
Forum outcomes cover environment, security and gender
By Nic Maclellan in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Meeting in Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Forum leaders confirmed former President of Nauru Baron Waqa as the...
Fifty second Pacific Islands Forum communique
The Fifty-Second (52nd) Pacific Islands Forum was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from 6 – 10 November 2023, and was attended by the Heads...
Forum Leaders appointed Baron Waqa as next Forum Secretary General, endorse the 2050 Strategy
Pacific Island Forum Leaders have reaffirmed the decision taken under the Suva Agreement with the appointment of former president of Nauru Baron Waqa as...
Australia offers climate refuge to Tuvalu citizens
Australia has offered refuge to citizens of Tuvalu because of the catastrophic impacts of climate change, in a landmark new pact.
Tuvalu - a series...
Fiji PM disappointed with Nauru President for not turning up at the Leaders retreat in Aitutaki
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has expressed disappointment at Nauru’s President David Adeang failure to attend the Leaders retreat in Aitutaki today.
Adeang walked out...
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HIV epidemic worsening as Fiji records 2,003 new cases in 2025: Health Minister Lalabalavu
Fiji’s HIV epidemic is worsening and spreading beyond its initial outbreak groups, Health Minister Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has warned in Parliament.
Responding to the...
Pacific broadcasters unite in Auckland for regional conference
Media leaders, broadcasters and digital journalists from across the Pacific have gathered in Auckland today for the start of the week-long Pacific Broadcasting Cooperation...
Minerals and military: Incoming U.S Ambassador spells out vision for NZ and Pacific
United States President Donald Trump's top diplomat in Aotearoa is one step closer to assuming office - more than a year after he was...