Commonwealth Secretary-General visits PNG to strengthen partnerships and promote gender, climate action and youth empowerment
The Commonwealth Secretary-General,Patricia Scotland is in Papua New Guinea this week where she met with Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister James Marape to...
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Leaders of Pacific Island countries to visit Korea
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Within the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, there are numerous island nations. We commonly...
Fiji AG clears FRU fiasco, charts new path
Fiji's Attorney-General Siromi Turaga has confirmed the dismissal of the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) board and that the action had been taken in terms...
American Samoa criticises U.S plan to expand size of Pacific marine sanctuary
U.S President Joe Biden’s plan to expand marine sanctuaries around the United States’ remote Pacific islands has been greeted with dismay in American Samoa,...
Millions fall to trafficking post-pandemic, UN says
People who fall prey to criminal networks and human traffickers are just looking for ways to better their lives, the United Nations says.
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U.S President Joe Biden to visit PNG on his way to Australia
Planning is underway for United States President Joe Biden to make a historic visit to Papua New Guinea on his way to Australia next...
Pacific build the call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
The Pacific dialogue has brought together Ministers and high-level representatives of Pacific Island Nations and Denmark to build on the Port Vila Call for...
Tuvalu’s ‘backup plan’ to create a digital twin in the metaverse
Tuvalu says the impacts of climate change have forced it to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse. But in the real...
Commonwealth Secretary-General visits Australia to discuss climate action in the Pacific
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland has concluded a visit to Australia this week where she held discussions with government officials and civil society representatives...
Ambitious targets needed to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste
Plastics are found in all the world’s oceans - on remote shorelines, in coastal waters, in the seabeds of the deep oceans and even...
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OACPS SG Batraki pushes shift from talk to action at Malabo Summit
The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...
‘GNUT is a minority government’ as Solomon Islands Opposition claims numbers to govern
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UN appoints Jean Arnault as envoy, warns Middle East conflict ‘out of control’
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to lead UN efforts on the Middle East...