Pacific Gender champion urges stronger female representation and accountability at COP28 for Climate Action
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Pacific Gender Champion and Niue's Minister for Natural Resources, Mona Ainu’u, has delivered a passionate call for...
Action, ambition, urgency call from Forum SG as Pacific leaders arrive at COP28
Pacific nations including those bearing the brunt of the global climate crisis are coming to the COP 28 in UAE this week ready for...
Pacific countries take their fight for a 1.5C world to COP28
Despite contributing very little to the causes of climate change, Pacific communities are at the immediate forefront of impacts of the escalating climate crisis.
For...
SPREP and Pasifika TV partnership to share Pacific stories and their journey at COP28
Stories from the Pacific’s journey at COP28 in Dubai will be told and shared to audiences in 13 Pacific countries over the next two...
Coal, Oil, and Gas are fueling the cost-of-living crisis. The COP28 Climate conference can see a Climate action surge
Op-ed from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell
Over the last couple of years’ inflation has caused a cost-of-living crisis across large parts...
Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2023: Pace of Change needs to speed up
Businesses, investors, cities, states and regions are stepping up to take climate action in greater numbers than ever before – just not at the...
At AOSIS preparatory meeting, world leaders urged to seize opportunity at COP28
The Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell has added his voice to that of Small Island Developing...
Forum SG urges investment and action to eliminate violence against women and girls
The Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna, has called for urgent action to address the alarming rates of Violence Against Women and Girls in the Pacific...
Raiwalui joins World Rugby as High Performance Pathways and Player Development Manager
World Rugby has appointed Simon Raiwalui in a key role to support its core mission of increasing the competitiveness of international rugby as the...
Samoa Associate Minister sacked after alleged misuse of passport
Samoa’s Associate Minister of Police, Fepulea’i Fa'asavalu Su'a has been asked to resign from his post following his recent trip to American Samoa, reports...
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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...