Forum Chair Frank Bainimarama statement at Global Launch of 2050 Pacific Strategy
Our thoughts this afternoon are with our island sisters and brothers in the Caribbean in the crosshairs of Hurricane Fiona. We know from experience...
Drowning Island Nations: ‘This is how a Pacific Atoll dies’
Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race toward solutions to a rising ocean...
Final RWC 2021 warm-ups offer chance for movement in World Rugby Women’s Rankings
With only a fortnight to go until Rugby World Cup 2021 kicks off in Auckland, the final two warm-up matches will take place this...
OFC U-19 Championship 2022: Four teams to battle for two FIFA U-20 World Cup slots
A place in Saturday’s OFC U-19 Championship 2022 final is not the only reward on the table for the four remaining nations in this...
SG Puna welcomes inclusion of all Forum Leaders at Biden summit
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the inclusion of all Forum members to the inaugural White House meeting with President Biden...
Pacific atoll nations launch global plan to preserve heritage
Pacific atoll nations on Wednesday launched a new global partnership to preserve their sovereignty and heritage as their countries disappear under rising seas triggered...
Former Opposition MP Salote Radrodro to serve 24 months in prison; remaining six months suspended
Former Fiji Opposition MP Salote Radrodro has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Suva.
Radrodro was...
Youths amplifying Pacific voices at UN meeting
By Sanjeshni Kumar
Pacific youths have amplified their efforts to save their island homes and are calling on the world’s biggest emitters to commit...
1.5 degree climate pledge ‘on life support’, Guterres tells leaders during frank exchanges
During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government, held on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called...
Samoa Government scraps COVID-19 travel requirement
It's official. All health restrictions for travelers including mandatory COVID-19 testing have been scrapped, allowing anyone to enter Samoa freely effective today, Thursday 22...
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Sea level rise could redefine sovereignty, but Pacific leaders are pushing back
Sea level rise is no longer just an environmental crisis for the Pacific; it is a legal challenge striking at the heart of sovereignty,...
Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...