Pacific Ministers back AI rules and safer digital spaces as connectivity expands
Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers are backing new regional principles for artificial intelligence and a safer digital environment as the Pacific enters a new...
Tuvalu invites Japan PM to Pre-COP31 Leaders’ event
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has invited Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to attend the Pre-COP31 Leaders’ Event in Tuvalu as the two countries...
Pacific Ministers call for stronger financing to tackle gender-based violence
Forum Foreign Ministers are calling for stronger and more sustainable financing for gender-based violence prevention, while backing new regional action on disability rights, health,...
New Pacific database tracks US$3.7 billion in maritime investment
A new database has put the scale of maritime investment across the Pacific at an estimated US$3.7 billion over the past decade, with more...
WCPFC science meeting reviews data guiding Pacific tuna management
Scientists and ocean experts from across the Pacific are meeting in Samoa this week for the 22nd Regular Session of the Western and Central...
Cook Islands Party poised for fifth consecutive term as preliminary results come in
The Cook Islands Party (CIP) is on track for a fifth consecutive term in government, with preliminary results from the 2026 general election showing...
Forum Foreign Ministers call for stronger regional unity as global competition intensifies
Forum Foreign Ministers are calling for stronger regional unity and deeper integration as global competition intensifies and Pacific countries face growing economic and development...
Palau, Marshall Islands join global call for 24-hour notice for missile tests
Palau and the Marshall Islands have joined dozens of nations in seeking to regulate missile tests by demanding a 24-hour notice before the launch.
“Conducting...
Marianas Trench fishing access could open new opportunities for Guam fleets
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC)is preparing to work with Northern Islands officials on possible regulatory changes following the federal government’s move...
History for Wallis-et-Futuna as Chair of the Fifth SPREP Executive Board Meeting
For the first time in its history, Wallis-et-Futuna is chairing the Fifth Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Executive Board Meeting (EBM).
Wallis-et-Futuna...
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