American Samoa criticises U.S plan to expand size of Pacific marine sanctuary
U.S President Joe Biden’s plan to expand marine sanctuaries around the United States’ remote Pacific islands has been greeted with dismay in American Samoa,...
Millions fall to trafficking post-pandemic, UN says
People who fall prey to criminal networks and human traffickers are just looking for ways to better their lives, the United Nations says.
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U.S President Joe Biden to visit PNG on his way to Australia
Planning is underway for United States President Joe Biden to make a historic visit to Papua New Guinea on his way to Australia next...
Pacific build the call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
The Pacific dialogue has brought together Ministers and high-level representatives of Pacific Island Nations and Denmark to build on the Port Vila Call for...
Tuvalu’s ‘backup plan’ to create a digital twin in the metaverse
Tuvalu says the impacts of climate change have forced it to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse. But in the real...
Commonwealth Secretary-General visits Australia to discuss climate action in the Pacific
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland has concluded a visit to Australia this week where she held discussions with government officials and civil society representatives...
Ambitious targets needed to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste
Plastics are found in all the world’s oceans - on remote shorelines, in coastal waters, in the seabeds of the deep oceans and even...
Denmark and Fiji partnership reaffirmed
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign AffaiSitiveni Rabuka received a courtesy call from Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark, Wednesday...
Australia aims to start making guided missiles within two years
Australia said on Wednesday it would start domestic manufacture of guided missiles by 2025, two years sooner than expected, in a wide-ranging shakeup of...
NZ Navy chief on China: We can’t stand aside and say ‘nothing to see here’
New Zealand Navy chief David Proctor warned an Anzac service in Hawaii of an “increasingly coercive state” challenging freedom and prosperity in the Pacific.
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By Pita Ligaiula
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) says half of its climate finance is directed to adaptation, but Executive Director Mafalda Duarte acknowledges the...
“We need to make Pacific economies more resilient”: Green Climate Fund
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Climate change is already threatening key Pacific economic sectors, but the Green Climate Fund (GCF) says its investments are being designed...
Forum Leaders endorse Kava declaration, fisheries fund review and regional labour ministers
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed new regional measures on kava, fisheries and labour, including the establishment of a dedicated Regional Labour...