French President Macron in Vanuatu
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Port Vila last night, just three days before Vanuatu’s 43rd Independence Anniversary.
President Macron received a grand and gracious...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
With nearly forty years of climate...
Secretary Haaland wraps Pacific Islands visit, Leads delegation to inauguration of FSM President
U.S Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland wrapped a weeklong trip to the Pacific Islands today, including visits to the Commonwealth of the Northern...
Seeing kava in a new light: NZ study to explore therapeutic potential of traditional kava use in trauma
Pacific health researchers are starting clinical trials in early 2024 to explore kava as an alternate treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The study is...
2050 Strategy key to ensuring the Pacific remain a region of peace, security, and prosperity: Tonga PM
As tensions grow over security in the Indo-Pacific region amid an increasingly assertive China, Tonga and the United States agreed that working together, guided...
Macron tells New Caledonia separatists to accept pro-France votes
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday that separatism could lead to violence in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia, as he urged the pro-independence...
Defence Secretary makes historic visit to PNG as U.S counters China’s influence in South Pacific
Lloyd Austin’s arrival in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday marked the first time that an American Defence Secretary has visited the island nation reflecting...
Guam fears becoming ‘target’ over planned $1.5bn U.S defence system
A planned missile defence system on the island of Guam could turn the U.S Pacific territory into a “target,” local residents have said, as...
Climate Change Act, a toothless legislation: Fiji AG Turaga
Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga has revealed that the Climate Change Act of 2021 remains ineffective as it stands – basically...
Tuvalu needs to build Resilience amid threat from rising seas
By Diego A. Cerdeiro, Roman D. Merga and Chris Redl
Domestic policies can help support growth in coming years, but long-term prospects also depend on...
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Pacific Foreign Ministers back regional security plan as threats grow more complex
Pacific foreign ministers have endorsed a new regional peace and security action plan as the region faces an increasingly complex security environment, including illicit...
Forum Foreign Ministers support stronger Climate push ahead of COP31
Forum Foreign ministers have endorsed a stronger regional push for climate action ahead of COP31, calling for greater climate finance, investment in renewable energy...
Pacific urged to put peace, culture at centre of climate security
The Pacific Islands region should move beyond the traditional focus on climate change as a driver of conflict and instead build a climate–peace approach...