Strengthening accountability in PNG through integrity and anti-corruption training
Sixteen officers from Papua New Guinea’s key accountability and oversight institutions have completed a specialised professional development course to strengthen their capacity to prevent...
Fiji leads Pacific in AI study, ranks 12th in Commonwealth
Fiji has been ranked the Pacific's leading island nation for youth artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, placing 12th among 56 Commonwealth countries, with the technology...
Meth trafficking stokes Pacific health crisis
Security policy in the Pacific must put people first as meth trafficking fuels a public health crisis, lawmakers have been warned.
Policing and health services...
Pacific Islands Forum Chair leads mission to strengthen PIF-UAE cooperation
A high-level Pacific Islands Forum mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is taking place this week to advance cooperation on climate resilience, investment...
Pacific warns climate change promises mean little without the money needed to deliver them
Pacific countries are heading into the climate talks in Türkiye next week demanding more climate finance while warning that the region cannot protect its...
Fiji win CITES support in fight over iguana trade
Fiji has secured broad international support for its objection to a proposed commercial breeding operation in Canada involving two endangered iguana species native to...
COP31, explained: What’s at stake at the climate talks
In just a few days, the United Nations climate summit, known as COP31, will take place in Türkiye. Nearly 200 countries are expected to...
Former England international Nathan Hughes makes Fiji return against France
Former England international Nathan Hughes will make his return to international rugby in Fiji's Nations Championship clash against France in Lyon on Saturday after...
Commonwealth leaders commit to climate finance, trade and Pacific resilience
Commonwealth leaders have committed to strengthening climate finance, protecting Pacific maritime boundaries and expanding trade and investment, as they called for urgent action to...
Vanuatu no confidence in motion
The Vanuatu government led by Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat maintains that it continues to command majority support in Parliament despite a motion of...
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...