Tuvalu Parliament unanimously approve new amended Constitution, to come into force on 01 October
Tuvalu's Parliament has unanimously approved the proposed Constitution of Tuvalu Bill 2023 – endorsing 26 amendments proposed by the Parliamentary Review Committee led by...
Pacific Oceans Commissioner welcomes signing of BBNJ Agreement
Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Dr Filimon Manoni has welcomed Pacific countries signing the Biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement in New York and...
Fiji’s PM champions Climate Justice at UN General Assembly
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Tuvalu Constitution updated: culture, climate change and decolonisation
By Simon Kofe and Jess Marinaccio
On 05 September 2023, I (Kofe) announced the unanimous passage by Tuvalu’s parliament of the Constitution of Tuvalu Act...
Push to amend Tuvalu’s Constitution to add geographical co-ordinates and archipelagic baseline
A number of significant amendments to Tuvalu's Constitution have been proposed by the Constitution Review Parliamentary Select Committee.
Amongst the 26 proposed changes, the Committee...
SIDS are being ravaged and bearing the terrible burden of bigger countries’ pursuit of profit: AOSIS Chair Mata’afa
Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and Samoan Prime Minister, Fiame Mata'afa has told the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New...
Fiji take centre stage in historic BBNJ Treaty signing at the United Nations
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PM Rabuka advances Fiji’s partnership with OACPS in diplomatic meeting at UN General Assembly
In a significant diplomatic encounter at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has met with the Secretary-General of the Organisation of...
Australia props up nuclear agency amid Pacific concern
Australia has put $3.5 million (US$2.25 million) towards supporting the international nuclear regulator as Pacific leaders cry foul about the dumping of wastewater from...
Deep sea mining ‘great opportunity’ for Cook Islands – exploration company
Deep-sea mining companies in the Cook Islands have been exploring the country's ocean to see if they can extract potato-sized nodules packed full of...
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Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
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