COP31 deadlock: Australia has the votes, Türkiye won’t move
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti
While the world learned early on that Ethiopia will host COP32, the question of who will host COP31 remains unresolved after...
SPREP echoes Pacific call for grant-based adaptation finance to address climate change impacts at COP30
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has echoed the growing chorus from its Pacific membership calling for grant-based financing to aid...
Pacific Islanders march in Belém alongside thousands for climate action
During COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil, more than 50,000 people took part in the People's March for Climate, including a group of Pacific...
MANU SAMOA: One more to Go! Captain calls for moral support
As Manu Samoa prepares to face Belgium in a head-to-head showdown on Tuesday 18 November for the final place at Rugby World Cup 2027...
Pacific leaders push for “Pacific COP” as region backs Australia’s COP31 bid
Pacific leaders remain “cautiously optimistic” as the region steps up efforts to secure a home-ground climate summit, supporting the push for a Pacific COP...
Time for a Pacific COP – Ardern challenges the world
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has called for a Pacific COP.
And she has tied the Pacific to...
Deforestation in West Papua is out of control: Global MPs warn at COP30
As COP30 gets underway in Belém, a group of international parliamentarians has issued a stark warning that West Papua is facing accelerating deforestation, rights...
FSM unveils ambitious NDC 3.0 and methane roadmap at COP30
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has reinforced its commitments under the Paris Agreement with the launch of its...
Japan and Fiji raise concerns over rapid military buildup in the region
Japan and Fiji have expressed concern over the growing militarisation in the Asia-Pacific, warning that the rapid military buildup by some nations threatens regional...
ICJ climate ruling a ‘Game Changer’ for Pacific youth
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island...
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Samoa MPs to be drug tested before they can run for Parliament
Samoa’s war against drugs will extend to ensuring Parliamentarians are drug free before entering an election.
That is the stance of Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao...
“Accountable to Parliament, not the PM”: Solomon Islands PM Manele invokes separation of powers...
Solomon Isands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has moved to de-escalate tensions surrounding the recent mass resignation of Parliamentary Standing Committee chairs, asserting that these...
Dome over contaminated nuclear blast site is leaking — expert warns risk from lethal...
Experts are having a nuclear meltdown.
Cracks in a dome over a contaminated nuclear blast site have sparked fears that the containment area has sprung...