Tuvalu’s ‘backup plan’ to create a digital twin in the metaverse
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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.
Rear...
Tonga’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Tonga’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on...
Championing the ocean – Takeaways from the Commonwealth Blue Charter All-Champions Meeting
By Subaskar Sitsabeshan, Outreach and Project Development Manager, Commonwealth Blue Charter
Last month, the champion countries of the Commonwealth Blue Charter gathered in Ottawa, Canada...
More drama unfolds at FRU
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) Annual General Meeting scheduled for Saturday in Lautoka is expected to be cancelled.
FBC Sports has been reliably informed the...
ONOC leaders remind Melanesian athletes’ to ensure their voices are heard at all levels
Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) President, Dr Robin Mitchell, opened the Melanesian Sub-Regional Athletes’ Forum by encouraging athlete representatives to work for the best...
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‘The Pacific is our home, not a theatre for geopolitical competition’: Forum Chair Whipps
Palau President and Forum Chair, Surangel Whipps Jr has warned that the Pacific must not be treated as a theatre for geopolitical competition, calling...
Pacific Climate envoys take Pacific priorities to UNGA and New York Climate Week
Pacific Climate Envoys are taking the region’s climate priorities to world leaders and partners during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week and New...
Pacific Editors and News leaders Forum adopts Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Declaration
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pacific Editors Forum on Loss and Damage has ended on a high with the adoption...