PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...
Fiji can turn economic recovery into stronger, more resilient growth: World Bank
Fiji has made important economic progress since the pandemic, but its room to respond to future shocks is narrowing. Sustaining stronger growth will require...
Pacific faces climate finance barriers as global action falls short
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Island countries remain vulnerable to the gap between global climate commitments and action on the ground, with new United Nations...
Use Melanesian framework as guide on the political future of Bougainville: Marat
Rabaul MP Dr Allan Marat says Papua New Guinea MPs need to be reminded of the Melanesian Framework in order to make good decisions...
SPC warns Pacific faces rising costs, climate risks and funding pressures
By Pita Ligaiula
The Pacific Community (SPC) has warned that rising fuel costs, climate change, natural disasters and constrained development financing are increasing pressure...
Pacific, U.S to boost Police cooperation against drugs and transnational crime
Pacific countries and the United States have agreed to strengthen maritime security, intelligence sharing and law enforcement cooperation to combat drug trafficking, cyber-enabled crime...
Sevuloni Valenitabua appointed Fiji’s new Attorney- General
Fiji’s new Attorney-General, Sevuloni Ratumaiyale Valenitabua was sworn into office by President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu at State House on Tuesday, bringing nearly 30 years...
Fiji police deputy commissioner appointed first PACPOL Hub executive director
Fiji Police deputy Commissioner Mesake Waqa Tikomainiusiladi has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the Pacific Community of Policing (PACPOL) Hub, based in...
Fiji urges global shift from harmful subsidies to biodiversity incentives
Fiji has called for urgent international action to redirect public funding away from activities that damage nature and towards incentives that protect biodiversity and...
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Solomon Islands faces high risk of money laundering
Solomon Islands faces a high risk of money laundering, with corruption, illegal logging, illegal gold smuggling, fraud and cybercrime among the major threats identified...
Fiji Fisheries Minister Bainivalu backs $20m guarantee to keep PAFCO operating
Fiji’s Government is seeking to provide an additional $20 million (US$10 million) guarantee to the Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) to strengthen its operations, maintain...
Speaking with Climate Youth Negotiators from across the Pacific
For communities across the Pacific, climate change is not a distant threat, it is a daily reality. Climate change impacts, such as coastal erosion...