Australia hails Pacific leadership after landmark ICJ vote
Australia has shown its support behind a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution welcoming the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate...
EU backs UN Climate ruling, Calls for faster action on fossil fuels
The European Union (EU) has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a landmark resolution supporting the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion...
Benny Wenda calls for Indonesia’s expulsion from MSG and Pacific Islands Forum
Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda, has called for Indonesia to be stripped of its Associate Membership...
Pacific States back landmark UN Climate vote as Fiji defends statehood rights
Pacific Island countries have welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a landmark resolution backing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion...
Australia backs historic United Nations climate vote
Australia voted in favour of a landmark United Nations resolution spearheaded by its Pacific island neighbours to strengthen state responsibility to act on climate...
Niue PM Tagelagi unveils new Cabinet portfolios
Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi has announced his new Cabinet ministerial portfolios a week after being elected and sworn in as Prime Minister.
The new...
WHO Pacific chief strengthens ties with Australia’s new CDC
WHO Western Pacific regional director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala has welcomed closer cooperation with Australia’s newly established Centre for Disease Control following talks with...
France expands New Caledonia voting rolls for June elections
By Nic Maclellan
In a 386 – 127 vote, the French National Assembly has voted to expand New Caledonia’s electoral rolls for next month’s elections...
Oceania opens its 46th Annual General Assembly as IOC President Coventry joins the regional family in Auckland
The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) opened the 46th ONOC Annual General Assembly (AGA) at the Hilton Auckland Thursday, welcoming International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
Vanuatu PM welcomes historic UN vote backing ICJ climate ruling as “victory for climate justice”
Vanuatu has welcomed the adoption of a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate...
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Bougainville VP slams PNG Parliament debate as ‘premature’ Independence push
Bougainville Vice President and Minister responsible for the Bougainville Independence Mission, Ezekiel Masatt, has accused Papua New Guinea parliamentarians of debating Bougainville’s ratification process...
El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO
The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning that the Pacific Ocean-warming...
NBC Managing Director opens 16th Pacific Media Conference
Papua New Guinea's National Broadcaster Managing Director Kora Nou has officially opened the 16th Pacific Media Partnership Conference in Port Moresby.
The conference brings together...