Pacific officials assess Middle East Energy crisis ahead of Economic Ministers Meeting
Senior Pacific officials have assessed the growing energy crisis in the Middle East and its potential impact on Forum Island Countries as preparations intensify...
Empowering Pacific Media to amplify weather and climate stories for resilience
Investing in our Pacific Islands media to help build a resilient people is at the core of a capacity building opportunity to amplify weather...
Global temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency
A report produced by the UK Met Office and released last Thursday by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said there is an 86 per...
Melanesian Arts festival plans put on hold
Fiji’s hosting of the 8th Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival has been deferred to next year.
The government cited competing national programs and fiscal pressures...
Understanding the climate change-statelessness nexus in the Asia Pacific and what to do about it
By A/Prof Radha Govil, Hannah Gordon & Aashish Yadav
In December 2025, the first cohort of 280 Tuvaluans selected via ballot to migrate to Australia...
Concern over organised crime networks in Pacific after Vietnam killing
New Zealand is among the countries facing growing concern a gang-related killing spanning multiple nations signals an escalation of organised crime networks across the...
All tested Government MPs return negative drug results: Fiji PM
All Government Members of Parliament who voluntarily underwent drug testing during the May sitting of Parliament have returned negative results, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni...
Foreign Minister thanks Tuvalu for support, vows to deepen cooperation
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Tuvalu Foreign Affairs and Labor and Trade Minister Paulson Panapa last Thursday.
Both Lin and Panapa...
Hegseth tones down warnings about China but says U.S remains committed to Pacific security
U.S Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth assured Pacific allies on Saturday that Washington remained committed to the region, but toned down previous comments calling China...
Pacific youth are worried but want to engage
A survey of young people across four Pacific Island nations has produced telling results.
Youth are not that happy with the distribution of development benefits,...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...