Weather ready Pacific highlighted during first Pacific Ministerial Meeting on disaster risk management
The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters.
Each year, the region faces economic losses amounting to USD$500 million. With climate change likely to...
UNGA77 must be a milestone for loss and damage response finance: AOSIS
During the ongoing 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA), it is imperative that governments show their leadership in the fight against the climate crisis by...
‘Time to move on’ as Marshalls drops three-year state of health disaster
The Marshall Islands has ended over three years of a State of Health Disaster and opened its borders to normal travel as of this...
Washington should focus on climate change for Pacific islands- leaders
Washington should accept Pacific island priorities for the region, making climate change - not superpower competition - the most urgent security task, the region's...
Pacific Elders call on ‘big brother’ Australia to take lead on climate change
Former Pacific leaders have called on Australia to take the lead on climate change in the region, saying their "future is at stake" unless...
Kiribati Government hits out again at judiciary
The Government of Kiribati says it will soon have an acting chief justice in place, following the suspension of Chief Justice Bill Hastings.
Currently Kiribati...
Shuttle diplomacy to the queen’s funeral an opportunity for Australia and the Pacific
By Richard Herr
The state funeral of a respected international leader is always a solemn event but inevitably also an occasion for an impromptu...
David Fifita named in powerful Tonga squad ahead of World Cup
Gold Coast Titans star David Fifita has been named in a powerful Mate Ma'a Tonga squad ahead of the upcoming World Cup in England.
Tonga...
Fijian 7s heroes score cash rewards
Fiji 7s heroes have been given cash rewards for their victory at the World Cup in Cape Town South Africa.
This has been confirmed by...
Anger as company gets go ahead to mine on seafloor
Deep Sea mining could begin in the Pacific as early as this month, after regulators decided to allow The Metals Company to start mining...
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