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...
Climate mobility is not an abstract
The Pacific region has taken a leading role in shaping global climate mobility and human security policies.
And the region’s central role in international climate...
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...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...