AOSIS welcome UN Climate vote as push for accountability grows
Alliance of Small Island States and climate advocates have welcomed the overwhelming United Nations General Assembly vote backing the International Court of Justice’s climate...
Australia hails Pacific leadership after landmark ICJ vote
Australia has shown its support behind a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution welcoming the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate...
EU backs UN Climate ruling, Calls for faster action on fossil fuels
The European Union (EU) has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a landmark resolution supporting the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion...
Benny Wenda calls for Indonesia’s expulsion from MSG and Pacific Islands Forum
Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda, has called for Indonesia to be stripped of its Associate Membership...
Pacific States back landmark UN Climate vote as Fiji defends statehood rights
Pacific Island countries have welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a landmark resolution backing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion...
Australia backs historic United Nations climate vote
Australia voted in favour of a landmark United Nations resolution spearheaded by its Pacific island neighbours to strengthen state responsibility to act on climate...
Niue PM Tagelagi unveils new Cabinet portfolios
Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi has announced his new Cabinet ministerial portfolios a week after being elected and sworn in as Prime Minister.
The new...
WHO Pacific chief strengthens ties with Australia’s new CDC
WHO Western Pacific regional director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala has welcomed closer cooperation with Australia’s newly established Centre for Disease Control following talks with...
France expands New Caledonia voting rolls for June elections
By Nic Maclellan
In a 386 – 127 vote, the French National Assembly has voted to expand New Caledonia’s electoral rolls for next month’s elections...
Oceania opens its 46th Annual General Assembly as IOC President Coventry joins the regional family in Auckland
The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) opened the 46th ONOC Annual General Assembly (AGA) at the Hilton Auckland Thursday, welcoming International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
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Quad’s Fiji port plan will challenge China’s Pacific supply-chain dominance
A plan by the United States, Japan, India and Australia to collaboratively invest in port infrastructure in Fiji is a step towards challenging China’s...
Pasifika for Palestine Australia and APAN condemn Israeli Embassy opening in Fiji
Pasifika for Palestine Australia and the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) have strongly condemned the opening of Israel’s embassy in Suva, accusing the Fiji...
PNG takes centre stage as regional media summit tackles digital threat
Papua New Guinea has taken centre stage in shaping the future of regional journalism as media executives, broadcasters, and editors from across the region...