First ICJ submissions on climate change expected in October
-Following the adoption of the resolution seeking an Advisory Opinion (AO) on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by consensus, legal...
Fisheries Ministers strengthen their commitment to address the impacts of climate change on oceanic fisheries
Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have enhanced their commitment to address the impacts of climate change...
UN debates deep sea mining as countries and companies now allowed to seek provisional licences
A UN agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth’s watery depths to countries and companies that as...
Australia calls on China, Solomon Islands to ‘immediately’ publish new policing deal, as Sogavare praises ‘visionary’ Xi
-The Australian government has called on Solomon Islands and China to “immediately” publish a new policing plan between the two countries, saying it is...
‘Precautionary principle’ is of utmost importance to us in the Pacific: Forum Chair Brown
As controversial plan by Japan to release treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant sparked anxiety and anger at home and abroad, the...
Pacific Islands briefed about Fukushima water discharge
Pacific Island leaders will review a report by the United Natons nuclear watchdog on Japan's proposed Fukushima treated water release before deciding a position,...
Sea level rise threatens the existence of the Marshall Islands
At its highest point, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) stands at two metres above sea level.
As people of a low-lying atoll nation,...
Climate crisis an ‘existential threat’ for developing nations, Commonwealth head says
Many small island states live in fear of natural disasters, as unprecedented storms become more frequent, says Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.
Natural disasters had increased...
Seafood industry joins chorus of groups calling for halt to deep-sea mining plans
Seafood groups representing a third of the world’s tuna trade as well as major supermarket suppliers are the latest groups to call for a...
Changes to minimum hours guarantee for Pacific Island workers will reduce flexibility, farmers say
Farmers have criticised the introduction of a 30-hour weekly guarantee for workers under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, claiming it is out of...
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The Pacific nation caught between two superpowers
By Tys Occhiuzzi
Amid escalating rivalry between the United States and China, a pristine paradise in the western Pacific is confronting what it means...
Pacific priorities amplified as findings of global midterm review of the Global Biodiversity Framework...
Pacific priorities are being amplified on the global stage in Nairobi, Kenya, as the world looks to the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties to...
Opposition rejects coalition, Cook Islands Party counts on independents ahead of 2026 elections
The leading opposition parties are not entering into any pre-election coalition agreements as they seek clear mandates on their own in the 2026 general...