Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders unite to address gender equality and climate action
Regional representatives unite to address critical issues of gender equality, climate action, and social inclusion at the second Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting...
Empowering Pacific Women: A call for inclusive leadership and change
By Rowena Acraman
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Australian Federal Police bolsters Pacific police ties
Police chiefs from 22 Pacific Islands nations are meeting in Queensland this week for the 50th annual conference and talks on tackling cybercrime and...
Pacific parliamentarians support Melanesian Leaders call for moratorium on deep sea mining in the Pacific
The Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining (PPADSM) has welcomed the call by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders for a Pacific wide...
There is no place for violence in our region: Forum SG
Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has challenged Pacific Islands Forum Women leaders Thursday saying ‘there is no place for violence in our region, and...
Pacific countries are not ‘outposts’ to grow labourers for Australia, Samoan PM says
Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has again raised deep concerns about the exodus of Pacific workers to Australia and New Zealand, arguing that...
Pacific Women Leaders Meet to strengthen gender equality, inclusion
Ministers from Governments and Ministries across the region will be in Suva this week for the second Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders meeting to...
Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action
The Australian Greens leader has written to Pacific island elders urging them to reject a bid to co-host a major environmental summit unless the...
Macron to be told: 2021 New Caledonia referendum is not valid
The leaders of five Melanesian nations have agreed to write to the French President Emmanuel Macron “expressing their strong opposition” to the results of...
Vanuatu Minister Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed West Papua, says a Vanuatu government champion of West Papuan self-determination.
Minister for...
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