Green Climate Fund: New capital to accelerate investment in global climate action
Twenty-five countries pledged support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with USD$9.3 billion over the next four years (2024-2027). The Fund urges further contributions...
Vanuatu PM Kilman lost his MPs ahead of facing no confidence motion today
In the lead-up to today's no-confidence motion, Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman has experienced a significant loss of support among his Members of Parliament...
U.S offers no new cash to climate fund for developing world
The United States offered no additional funds to the world's largest climate fund on Thursday, overshadowing fresh support for nations most vulnerable to global...
Forum Trade Ministers Meets in Suva
Trade Ministers and officials from Forum member countries gather in Suva today for the Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers Meeting.
Key priorities for deliberation on...
Unlocking every dollar for a world in crisis
By Masatsugu Asakawa, President of the Asian Development Bank
The world is at a tipping point. The pandemic left a toxic legacy of spiraling poverty,...
U.S budget fight could create Pacific opening for China
A 45-day stopgap measure passed by the United States Congress to avert a government shutdown has left potential funding shortfalls for strategic Pacific island...
Signing of Samoa Agreement to boost Pacific – EU relations
The signing of the successor to the Cotonou Agreement in Samoa next month is expected to boost diplomatic relations between the Pacific and the...
Australia, Papua New Guinea Defence Ministers convene
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles Thursday hosted Defence Minister Win Bakri Daki for the 2023 Australia-Papua New Guinea Defence Ministers' Meeting in Geelong,...
Former PNG PM O’Neill’s files for perjury charge ready
The Police investigation file into the perjury charge against former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and member for Ialibu Pangia Peter O’Neill has been...
Jobs and growth boost to flow from IFC Investment in Fiji’s HFC Bank
Fijian importers and exporters will have greater access to finance under a partnership between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and HFC Bank that’s expected...
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Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal
A proposal to explore for deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until...
Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa passes resolution opposing deep-sea mining
The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa, the largest church denomination in the territory, has formally declared its strong opposition to deep-sea mining within...
U.S rejects sovereignty fears over Solomons Shiprider deal
The United States has insisted its newly signed Shiprider Agreement with Solomon Islands is designed to strengthen, not undermine, the country’s sovereignty.
And it says...