Pacific Island leaders sound alarm on climate crisis, call for urgent action
Leaders from Pacific island nations collectively rang the alarm on the relentless march of climate change, marked by rising sea levels, extreme weather events...
Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup all but over after 40-6 loss to Wales in Lyon pool match
The Wallabies are set to make their earliest exit in Rugby World Cup history after a humiliating 40-6 loss to Wales in Lyon.
Never before...
UN renewal, Security Council reform, global financing redesign needed – Nauru President told UNGA
The Pacific nation of Nauru has called on the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) for an urgent need to reform the global decision making at...
‘We are at crisis point’: Vanuatu calls on U.S, UK to do more to support climate vulnerable nations
There were notable absences from the speaker line up at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Climate Ambition Summit in New York, including the...
Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM Natano
Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of climate change, but that doesn't mean its...
Climate adaptation costs exceed Paris pledge- Kiribati President Maamau told UN General Assembly
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has told the United Nations General Assembly, the island nation is experiencing intensifying severe drought and coastal inundation affecting homes,...
Climate action, not more promises- FSM President Simina told 78th UN General Assembly
Micronesian President Wesley Simina has told the United General Assembly in New York, his island nation want climate action, not promises.
“Countries like mine, and...
The existential threat climate change poses to Pacific nations presented at International Tribunal
The Pacific Community (SPC) presented compelling science to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) today that shows the existential threat...
Samoa announces theme for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Samoa, a proud member of the Commonwealth, is honoured to announce that it will host the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in...
Fiji PM Rabuka addresses Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting on Samoa CHOGM 2024
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, delivered a significant statement at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting in New York shedding light on the preparations...
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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...