Pacific calls for immediate ratification of Highseas Treaty
As the global community embrace the adoption of the new Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty, the Pacific are calling on the...
UN’s climate work at risk, after EU limits budget increase
The European Union (EU) has ignored the warnings of the UN’s climate change body (UNFCCC) and stopped governments from giving it as much money...
Palau President Whipps supports Japan’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr is the first Pacific Island country leader to publicly express support for Japan’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater...
New study shows Tonga’s Hunga eruption produced the most intense lightning ever recorded
The 15 January2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records.
According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that...
Move to pardon figurehead of Fiji’s 2000 coup could raise political temperature
By Shailendra Bahadur Singh
A possible pardon for the figurehead of Fiji’s violent 2000 coup has the potential to put the Pacific island country’s reformist...
Australia A to take on Tonga in July
Rugby Australia and Tonga Rugby Union have confirmed that an Australia A team will travel to Tonga to play the Tonga national team on...
“Anything can happen” Tala coach on Tonga’s Netball World Cup debut
The Tongan Tala coach says they will travel to Cape Town for the 2023 Netball World Cup confident they have as much of a...
Underdogs on paper, Tonga have big hopes for OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji
The Tonga squad for the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji has been a hive of positivity in the lead up to the tournament.
Tonga...
USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) regional journalism programme has penned three milestone Memorandums of Understanding that will...
Pacific Islands Forum welcomes new Deputy Secretary General, Esala Nayasi
The Pacific Islands Forum has announced the appointment of Fijian diplomat Esala Nayasi as the Deputy Secretary General – Strategic Policy & Programming effective...
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...