UNDP calls for Peace-Positive Climate Action as global risks deepen
UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Bureau Director Marcos Neto have urged countries to align climate finance with peacebuilding efforts, warning that the world is...
Cook Islands delays seabed mining decision, extends exploration to 2032
Cook Islands will extend seabed minerals exploration for a further five years, pushing the decision on whether to mine its polymetallic nodules-rich seafloor to...
Pacific delegates safe as COP30 indigenous protest flares
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti
Pacific delegates and participants are reportedly unharmed by the unrest, which erupted at COP30 Wednesday.
Security has been heightened after an indigenous...
Fiji and Pacific partners call for greater investment in the Pacific Resilience Facility
Pacific leaders have issued a strong call for increased global investment in the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a home-grown regional fund designed to channel...
Pacific leads call for climate finance shift at COP30
The Solomon Islands has joined Pacific Island nations in calling for a complete transformation in the way climate finance is delivered, during the 30th...
Pacific CSOs condemn U.S plans to hold nuclear tests
Pacific civil society organisations have condemned any plans by the United States administration to resume nuclear weapons testing.
This follows reports that the Trump administration...
Waikato researcher calls for a rethink of Pacific climate change imagery
Photos of “sinking” Pacific Islands are powerful symbols of climate change, but a University of Waikato researcher says they tell only part of the...
OPINION: U.S. Forgotten Promises: The Struggle of Pacific Islanders
By Judy Power
The United States has made many assistance promises to Pacific Islands Countries through the Pacific Islands Forum. But for those of us...
The RLWC returns to Australia and the Pacific
As he walked from the field at CommBank Stadium after joining Toa Samoa players to thank fans for their support in Sunday’s Pacific Cup...
Fiji Assistant Sports Minister Aliki Bia appointed as chairman at 12th MSG Sports Ministers Meeting
Fiji's Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, Aliki Bia, is leading the Fiji delegation to the 12th MSG Sports Ministers Meeting in Papua New...
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Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...