‘We are the only team’ – Tonga rue poor Rugby World Cup preparation
Tonga did not face any tier-one opposition ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which has hurt their preparations for the tournament.
The Pacific Islanders...
PSIDS chair President Whipps calls for effective and durable partnerships and scaled-up climate finance
Palau President and chair of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), Surangel Whipps Jr says the slow progress on the Sustainable Development Goals...
Samoa PM calls on world leaders to leave nationalism behind to achieve SDGs
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa says the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is focused on how they will approach the next seven...
Pacific need strong commitment to elevate ambitious and urgent climate action, now: Forum SG
Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna has called on development partners to put aside their self interest and profit motivations and join the Pacific in...
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...
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By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
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UNODC warns climate funds face corruption risks as Pacific climate finance grows
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By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
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