EU halts Vanuatu visa-free access over ‘golden passports’ scheme
The European Union has announced a full suspension of visa-free access for citizens of Vanuatu because of the Pacific island nation’s “golden passports” scheme,...
Meaningful action to address climate crisis begins now, Kiribati to COP27
One of the smallest and worst affected countries by the climate crisis, Kiribati, has called on the 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Financing loss and damage a moral imperative, global leaders at COP27 told
Loss and damage caused by the climate crisis can no longer be swept under the rug. The issue, including the call for the establishment...
Vanuatu President seeks support for ICJ resolution at climate summit
By Anita Roberts in Sharm el -sheikh
Vanuatu's President has strongly appealed to world leaders at the climate summit in Egypt to vote in...
Tuvalu declares State of Public Emergency for prolonged drought
Tuvalu declared a State of Public Emergency Tuesday for the prolonged drought throughout the islands.
The Government is mobilising efforts to respond to both the...
Tuvalu first to call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at COP27
Tuvalu has become the first country to use United Nations climate talks to demand an international fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, which would phase out...
COP27 climate change conference: New Zealand announces loss and damage funds of $20 million
New Zealand is joining a small group of wealthy countries to commit funding to help developing nations facing losses and damages caused by climate...
Pacific leader shrugs off Albanese absence at climate talks
-A top Pacific leader has shrugged off Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s absence from the COP27 climate talks, saying it “would have been nice to...
Climate change is the single greatest threat to Pacific, say defence ministers
Climate change is the single greatest threat to the Pacific say the South Pacific Defence Ministers who met in Nuku'alofa last month.
The Tonga Prime...
AFP confirms it received budget funding to set up a new Solomon Islands police training centre
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it received funding in the budget to further ramp up assistance to Solomon Islands police, including by building...
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South Pacific islanders strive to rescue their home from toxic legacy
More than 80 years after World War Two, the Solomon Islands remain one of the most heavily mine-contaminated places in the Pacific.
Today, the UN...
Major disaster declaration granted for CNMI as Sinlaku recovery begins
A major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was approved Friday morning, unlocking expanded federal aid as Saipan, Tinian and...
Women seek brighter way forward for equality at summit
Thousands of feminists - among them former political leaders, current policymakers, advocates and grassroots organisers - will gather for a major gender-equality conference to...