Korea – Pacific Islands Summit to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul
The Korea – Pacific Islands Summit is set to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent Monday.
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Tuvalu is taking steps to address emissions from the shipping sector: PM Natano
By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul
As a responsible Small Island Developing State, with negligible contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, Tuvalu is taking steps to...
Korea’s bid to win Pacific support to host 2030 World Expo will be based on sovereign decision: Forum SG
By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul
Pacific countries support for South Korea’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, will be a sovereign decision...
Climate change remains Pacific priorities says Forum SG ahead of Korea- Pacific Island Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul
Climate change remains Pacific priorities despite geopolitical interest and security for the Indo Pacific from global superpowers, says Forum...
Pacific civil society groups urge Korea to withdraw support for fossil fuel projects in Australia
By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul
Pacific civil society groups have written to Pacific Leaders ahead of the inaugural Korea- Pacific Summit Monday requesting that...
End over-exploitation of our ocean and its resources: Forum SG
By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General and Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna says ‘ocean conservation is vital to our survival, our way...
Fiji urge global community to get legally binding treaty on plastic pollution
By Pita Ligaiula
Fiji has called on global community to reach an effective legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.
The second session of the Intergovernmental...
Korea should use its summit to offer labour mobility to the Pacific
By Stephen Howes
Fresh off their meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi in PNG, Pacific leaders are this coming week gathering in Seoul for...
Korea -Pacific Islands Summit grows
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders are driving new global momentum for climate change and other collective priorities in a week of meetings with India, the...
Ties with China ‘healthy’: PNG PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guinea has a “healthy relationship” with China.
“They also are important and a big trading...
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Transparency International calls for accountability in Pacific climate finance
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific communities will not fully benefit from growing climate finance unless governments, development agencies and project leaders are...
Pacific Leaders lock in Forum hosts to 2031
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have locked in the hosts for the next five annual leaders’ meetings, with New...
Pacific leaders put women at centre of climate action
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
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