Tonga PM invited UN SG to attend Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga next year
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has met with Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku, Siaosi Sovaleni in New York.
The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister exchanged views...
Marine ecologist highlights urgent need to protect seagrass ecosystem for climate resilience
Marine ecologist, Dr Drew Harvell has articulated the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems, particularly seagrass meadows, in a bid to strengthen climate resilience...
We will engage with any partner who is willing to work with us rather than around us: Forum SG
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna has warned the geopolitical contestation and strategic manipulation in contested Blue Pacific are unsettling.
Speaking at the Carnegie-SPF...
Pacific island countries to hold second summit next week with Biden
Pacific island countries will meet next week with U.S President Joe Biden for a second summit with his country, the secretary-general of the Pacific...
Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers issue statement on Fukushima
The 2023 Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting has ended with a collective statement on Japan’s release of ALPS treated nuclear wastewater into the...
Cook Islands in talks with Fiji Airways for a charter flight to the Forum Leaders Meeting
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair, Mark Brown has confirmed his government is in discussion with Fiji Airways to facilitate a charter flight...
UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline,...
Towards healthier and more nutritious diets in Pacific Small Island Developing States
The waters that surround the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific are home to remarkable marine ecosystems.
The fish and other marine species...
U.S claims to Central Pacific flout International law
There is no legal basis for the United States to control the large oceanic area that includes the compact states.
By Edward Hunt
In defiance...
Fiji make compelling case for a place among rugby’s elite
Fiji's convincing victory over the two-times world champions Wallabies on Sunday was the first big upset of the World Cup and further enhanced the...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...