World’s first regional guidance on climate relocation protects rights, ensure funding for affected communities
Pacific Island governments today, launched the world's first regional guide to address climate-related relocation grounded in human rights principles.
As Pacific leaders gather for a...
Protecting over 160,000 children and adolescents in Fiji from the rising drug crisis
The Government of Japan and UNICEF signed a new partnership to protect Fiji’s children, including adolescents*, from the escalating drug crisis.
The initiative will equip...
MSG calls for peace as Middle East conflicts escalates
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East, calling for an urgent and peaceful...
Argentina eyes Pacific Islands Forum dialogue partnership as NZ says nations must decide
Argentina says it wants a deeper foothold in the Pacific, but New Zealand says any move into the region’s premier political body must be...
Palau President Whipps to speak at the 13th World Ocean Summit
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr will discuss how science and technology can help Palau, and small island nations, better steward the oceans and safeguard...
Prioritise Pacific voices in policy, say CSOs
Civil society has called for inclusive spaces to voice community experiences and challenges in climate mobility policymaking.
Director of Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations...
Rugby Australia unveils $150 million Veimoana partnership to boost Samoa and Pacific rugby
Rugby Australia stands ready to assist Samoa and other Pacific Island nations in the development of rugby with the Veimoana Partnership - a five-year...
Cook Islands declared ‘world leader’ in seabed sector
Seabed mining is no longer a distant ambition for the Cook Islands as at last week’s Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security and Shared Prosperity summit...
‘We’re not interested in being guinea pigs out here;” Guam bucks U.S plans to accelerate deep-sea mining
Guam Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio did not mince words in his meeting this week with visiting Department of the Interior officials, telling them that...
Fiji Embassy confirms Fijians in Israel safe amid regional tensions
The Embassy of the Republic of Fiji in Jerusalem has issued a security advisory to all Fijian nationals in Israel following significant military developments...
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Pacific tells Asian Development Bank: step up as climate bank for the region
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Island countries have called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to significantly scale up climate financing, warning that...
Cook Islands pushes for inclusion in ADB critical minerals agenda
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Cook Islands is seeking greater inclusion in emerging regional initiatives on critical minerals, with Prime Minister Mark Brown...
Pacific warns of fuel crisis risk, urges expanded ADB support at annual meeting
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Developing Member Countries (PMDCs) have warned that limited fuel storage across the region is leaving...