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...
Pacific Civil Society: A historic outcome mired by aspirational rhetoric
As the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leader’s Meeting concludes in the Cook Islands, the 2023 Leader’s Communique offers us great insight as to what...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...