EU halts Vanuatu visa-free access over ‘golden passports’ scheme
The European Union has announced a full suspension of visa-free access for citizens of Vanuatu because of the Pacific island nation’s “golden passports” scheme,...
Meaningful action to address climate crisis begins now, Kiribati to COP27
One of the smallest and worst affected countries by the climate crisis, Kiribati, has called on the 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Financing loss and damage a moral imperative, global leaders at COP27 told
Loss and damage caused by the climate crisis can no longer be swept under the rug. The issue, including the call for the establishment...
Vanuatu President seeks support for ICJ resolution at climate summit
By Anita Roberts in Sharm el -sheikh
Vanuatu's President has strongly appealed to world leaders at the climate summit in Egypt to vote in...
Tuvalu declares State of Public Emergency for prolonged drought
Tuvalu declared a State of Public Emergency Tuesday for the prolonged drought throughout the islands.
The Government is mobilising efforts to respond to both the...
Tuvalu first to call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at COP27
Tuvalu has become the first country to use United Nations climate talks to demand an international fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, which would phase out...
COP27 climate change conference: New Zealand announces loss and damage funds of $20 million
New Zealand is joining a small group of wealthy countries to commit funding to help developing nations facing losses and damages caused by climate...
Pacific leader shrugs off Albanese absence at climate talks
-A top Pacific leader has shrugged off Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s absence from the COP27 climate talks, saying it “would have been nice to...
Climate change is the single greatest threat to Pacific, say defence ministers
Climate change is the single greatest threat to the Pacific say the South Pacific Defence Ministers who met in Nuku'alofa last month.
The Tonga Prime...
AFP confirms it received budget funding to set up a new Solomon Islands police training centre
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it received funding in the budget to further ramp up assistance to Solomon Islands police, including by building...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...