UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality
UN Women and FIFA have come together just ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to advance gender equality...
PNG ready for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier gets underway in Port Moresby from 22 - 29 July.
Japan, Philippines, and Vanuatu...
New Report: FSM faces health threats, stronger storms, and challenges for atolls and fisheries from Climate Change
Stronger typhoons, growing challenges for populations on low-lying atolls, ecosystem declines, and human health issues are among the major risks detailed in a new...
Three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party MPs to head to by-election
The three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)MPs who resigned from the party to declare themselves independent have had their seats made...
Alert for Mt Bagana, 10,000 evacuated in Bougainville eruption
More than 10,000 persons are being evacuated after the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) issued a Stage Three alert for the Mt Bagana volcano in...
Marshall Islands seeks U.S apology, compensation for nuclear tests damage
The Marshall Islands on Tuesday called on Washington to pay “full” compensation for the health, environmental and cultural damage caused by 67 nuclear tests...
U.S Secretary of Defence travel to PNG, Australia next week
U.S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will depart next week for a trip to Papua New Guinea and Australia.
As part of his...
EU notes Samoa’s blacklist delisting attempt
Samoa’s two-year-old Government has shown commitment towards removing itself from the list of countries on the European Union’s tax blacklist.
Sujiro Seam, outgoing European Union...
New app helps young people turn tide on plastic pollution
Beneath the picturesque turquoise waters of Trinidad and Tobago, plastic pollution is wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems. Every year, more than 88,600 tonnes of...
The grim reality of Loss and Damage in Fiji
The negative impacts of climate change-induced Loss and Damage is already a lived reality for many Pacific countries.
In Fiji, the impact is grim.
In Vunidogola...
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Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal
A proposal to explore for deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until...
Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa passes resolution opposing deep-sea mining
The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa, the largest church denomination in the territory, has formally declared its strong opposition to deep-sea mining within...
U.S rejects sovereignty fears over Solomons Shiprider deal
The United States has insisted its newly signed Shiprider Agreement with Solomon Islands is designed to strengthen, not undermine, the country’s sovereignty.
And it says...