SOS to Ben Ryan: Tuiloa keen on involving former Fiji 7s coach
The Fiji Rugby Union says it is keen on getting back Olympic Games sevens gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan into its setup.
Ryan, who...
AFP working alongside RSIPF to prepare for 2023 Pacific Games
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is working in partnership with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the lead up to the 2023...
PNG Pacific Games venues deteriorating
Termites are slowly and surely going about their usual daily business of rotting out the K54 million (US$15 million) worth state of the art...
Lawmakers urge Hungary to lift veto on EU-ACP treaty
Lawmakers from the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) have repeated demands for Hungary to lift its veto on the...
New legal framework to protect marine life in international waters an historic achievement: Aust foreign Minister
The new Oceans Treaty (also known as the High Seas Treaty) that has been reached following 15 years of negotiations facilitated by the United...
ADB provides $38 million to help Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga respond to disasters
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$38 million in contingent disaster financing to help Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga respond to disasters...
UNICEF is concerned for thousands of children in outer islands following Vanuatu twin cyclones
Days after twin cyclones tore through the country, the situation for an estimated 58,000 children in Vanuatu remains extremely precarious.
Children in the worst affected...
Fix ‘obsolete’ climate funding or risk disaster, warns UN fund chief
The systems the rich world uses to deliver climate finance to low-income countries are "obsolete," grinding down progress on averting a devastating climate crisis,...
Vanuatu declares six months state of emergency, takes stock of damage after double blow from cyclones
Vanuatu’s government has declared a six-month national emergency after back-to-back tropical cyclones battered homes, overturned light planes and uprooted trees, triggering an influx of...
Forum family stands in solidarity with Vanuatu: Chair Cook Islands PM
The latest cyclones which have ravaged Vanuatu, as well as an earthquake, in the four days from 01 – 04 March, should drive home...
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Forum faces packed agenda and partner pressure in Palau
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Over the weekend, Pacific leaders started to arrive in Koror, Republic of Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum.
For...
Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening...
Civil Society demands permanent seat at Pacific decision-making table
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific civil society organisations are demanding their participation in regional decision-making be formally institutionalised, saying they should no longer...