Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed international law in six years
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...
ICJ Advisory Opinion to guide Pacific priorities at pre-COP31
The Pacific will use October's Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji to push for oceans to be elevated within the United Nations climate negotiations while pressing...
Malvatumauri apologise, says attack on MSG DG Dr Naupa misleading
The Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs has apologised, saying a statement which called for the revocation of Dr Anna Naupa from the position of the...
Vanuatu civil society backs Dr Anna Naupa’s merit-based Appointment to lead MSG
The Vanuatu Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (VANGO) and its member civil society organisations have voiced support for Dr Anna Naupa and the Government of...
Pacific marks one year since landmark ICJ climate ruling with call for action
One year after the International Court of Justice's landmark climate advisory opinion, Pacific leaders and the student campaigners behind the case are calling for...
Japan, Solomon Islands agree to deepen ties ahead of PALM11
Japan and Solomon Islands have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and work closely ahead of the 11th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM11) in 2027,...
Pacific ICT Ministers focus on digital progress, AI and online safety
Pacific ICT Ministers have begun discussions on the region's digital future, with Papua New Guinea calling for stronger cooperation on digital transformation, artificial intelligence...
Pacific ICT Ministers urged to shape region’s digital future on their own terms
Forum Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa has called on ICT Ministers to provide strong leadership to ensure digital transformation in the Pacific is driven...
Vanuatu Won the Legal Argument. Now to Change Climate Finance
By Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
Munkhtuya Altangerel, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
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Pacific nations warn UN sea-level rise declaration falls short
Pacific nations have warned that the first United Nations Declaration on Sea Level Rise falls short of the legal protections and climate action needed...
Former NZ PM Clark criticises New Zealand for abstaining on UN pandemic declaration
New Zealand has abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, citing concerns over national...
Fiji rights coalition questions legal authority for referendum date
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) has questioned the constitutional authority behind Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s announcement that Fiji’s national referendum will be...