EU hopes to increase Pacific presence
The European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Chief Negotiator Jutta Urpilainen says they are looking at increasing their presence in the Pacific.
Urpilainen in...
Solomon Islands, newest member of High Ambition Coalition to end Plastic Pollution, leaves mark in Nairobi
Solomon Islands might be the newest member of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to End Plastic Pollution but this has not stopped the Pacific...
Bid for corruption-free Pacific
The Pacific community’s stand against corruption got a major boost when leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum endorsed the establishment of a taskforce on...
PCC at COP28: Advocating for Phasing Out of Fossil Fuels, Funding for Loss and Damage, and Peace
By James Bhagwan
For the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), the ecumenical alliance for the Pacific region, it was a very difficult decision to go...
Apia hosts signing of new EU-ACP Samoa Agreement
By Nic Maclellan
More than two decades ago, the European Union and a group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states were due to...
Forum Leaders express concern over Japan’s nuke waste water release
Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum last week expressed strong concerns over the release of treated radioactive waste water from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear...
Kiribati President reluctant for same agreement with Australia as climate change resettlement deal struck with Tuvalu
The President of Kiribati has played down the chances of his country striking a treaty with Australia similar to the landmark pact which Anthony...
FFA Members agree on management options for Pacific Tuna Fishery
In a series of meetings convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently, FFA Members have agreed on management options for the...
PACRES project builds capacity of Pacific media to cover climate change negotiations
A factsheets kit to assist the Pacific media report on the ongoing UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP)...
EU signs agreements for €21.8 million with Pacific Island nations
The European Union signed three Financing Agreements worth €21.8 million (US$23.2 million) with Pacific Island nations.
These agreements mark the EU’s and its partners ongoing...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...