Fiji highlights foreign policy priorities of importance to blue Pacific at UNGA77
At the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) at the UN Headquarters in New York this week, Fiji expressed its foreign...
Samoa PM calls for more UN partners to endorse Vanuatu initiative
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has called on support from global partners to the Pacific to support the Forum Leaders endorsement of the...
Ukraine, climate emergency topical as Samoa welcomes Pacific SIDS to UNGA
Pacific leaders attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly for the first time since 2019 have met in a special event hosted by the...
South Korea plans to host inaugural summit with Pacific island nations next year
South Korea plans to host an inaugural summit with Pacific island nations next year as Seoul seeks to expand its diplomatic influence in the...
Pacific islands a key U.S military buffer to China’s ambitions
China sees the Pacific islands as an area of significant strategic interest and the US should strengthen its commitment to north Pacific island states...
U.S-Micronesia negotiations to provide measure of Pacific commitment
The outcome of U.S. funding negotiations with three remote Pacific nations will be an important signal of Washington’s commitment to the region as China...
Samoa’s largest all-local fishing company working to reestablish exports post-COVID
-Apia Export Fish Packers, a Samoa-based tuna fishing company that employs only local residents, is working to get back in the export game post-COVID.
Apia...
Delivering quality education in Small Island Developing States
By Simona Marinescu, Resident Coordinator of the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tokelau
With 147 million children around the world missing half of their in-person...
MSG PM Cup Day two competition kicks off today
The Vanuatu National team will play its first match in the MSG Prime Minister's Cup tournament against the Vanuatu Development Team 3pm, this afternoon...
Blinken to host ‘Blue Pacific’ event amid competition with China
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) countries on Thursday with the aim of better coordinating...
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IRENA report flags legal gaps slowing Fiji renewable energy push
Fiji has set ambitious goals to transform its energy sector but legal and regulatory gaps could slow progress toward renewable energy targets, according to...
Illegal fishing drains $23.5bn annually, leaders call for action
Ocean leaders at the World Ocean Summit warned that illegal fishing costing $23.5bn annually and weak enforcement threaten global ocean protection targets, urging stronger...
UN experts urge states to support General Assembly resolution operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion on...
All states must support a UN General Assembly resolution upholding the 2025 Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change...