Vanuatu referendum expected on 10 June: Kaltamat
Today is the National Referendum polling day, which has been declared a public holiday in Vanuatu.
All eligible voters are expected to cast their votes...
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Small Islands Developing States – “the Davids among the Goliaths of the world.”
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At SIDS4: Marshall Islands to join initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers: Fiji’s Enormous Contribution to Global Peacekeeping
By Dirk Wagener, UN Resident Coordinator to Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
29 May – the International Day of UN Peacekeeping –...
Christian Karembeu says family killed in New Caledonia violence
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Fijiana 15s winger Atelaite Buna shows strength:Coach Mosese Rauluni
Fijiana 15s winger Atelaite Buna continues to impress the coaches, demonstrating her versatility and strength in multiple positions.
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Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...