71 ACP nations endorse ‘Samoa Agreement
A total of 71 countries have endorsed and signed the Samoa Agreement as the overarching framework for the European Union (EU) agreement with the...
Samoa Agreement: EU and its member states sign new Partnership Agreement with members of ACP
The EU and its Member States signed Wednesday a new Partnership Agreement with the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) that...
Pacific welcomes the signing of the new OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement Signing (Samoa Agreement)
Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong says the opening for signature Wednesday of the OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement, that we...
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...
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Pacific Elders warn against external influence in regional security
Pacific Elders have warned that growing geopolitical competition is reshaping the region and have called for Pacific security to remain firmly under the control...
Australia chases next Pacific treaty after Fiji win
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking to finalise a security deal with the Solomon Islands within months, off the back of a major...
PM Rabuka says Fiji’s sovereignty secure under historic Australia alliance
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s sovereignty remains secure under the newly signed Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance with Australia, stressing that...