Ambassador Joseph Yun named Special U.S Presidential envoy for Compact negotiations
The U.S President Joe Biden has appointed Ambassador Joseph Yun as Special Presidential envoy for Compact negotiations.
The United States has a special and longstanding...
Fourth round of UN talks fail to finalise a treaty to manage the high seas
By Rebecca Kessler
UN member states failed on 18 March to finalise a legally binding tool to sustainably manage the largest ungoverned place on...
Women and girls deserve to live without violence in ‘safety, dignity and freedom’
Violence against women and girls may be the world’s “longest, deadliest pandemic,” the UN chief said on Tuesday, during an event focused on the...
Mereseini Rakuita announced as SPC’s Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women
The Pacific Community (SPC) has announced the appointment of Mereseini Rakuita as its ‘Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women’.
Rakuita will champion the organisation’s work...
Momentum towards Pacific debt conference continues with public finance management symposium
More than 100 delegates from all corners of the Pacific are joining the virtual Regional Public Financial Management (PFM) Symposium, an event hosted by...
NZ to help develop Fiji maritime security strategy, continue to assist the Pacific
New Zealand will assist the Fijian Government in developing a maritime security strategy.
Fijian Minister for Defence Inia Seruiratu said the purpose of the strategy...
NZ, Fiji Defence Ministers demand immediate Ukraine cease fire
Two Pacific Defence Ministers are calling on Russia to immediately ceasefire against Ukrainian people.
New Zealand Minister for Defence Peeni Henare said they are trying...
Samoa lockdown extended for two weeks; vaccinations to continue
Samoa’s nationwide lockdown will be extended for another two weeks while the Ministry of Health (MOH) implements the vaccination roll out for children as...
French Polynesia police seize huge meth haul
Police in French Polynesia have seized almost US$50 million worth of methamphetamine on a cruise ship from the United States.
A 27-year-old Tahitian passenger has...
‘Toxic’ misinformation is fueling a Pacific Marine Sanctuary debate
By Thomas Heaton
The proposal for a new marine sanctuary in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...
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New report warns of Solomon Islands health system under strain
Australia is being accused of draining skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries to fix its own shortage of care workers, pushing fragile health...
Fiji secures agreement on Ocean and climate action Resolution at UNEA-7
Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on...
The Late Akilisi Pōhiva: A Tongan Voice for Justice and Liberation of West Papua
By Mele Tuuakitau, USP Journalism Student
Tonga’s Support for decolonisation in the Pacific: Can we do more?
As a small island state in the Pacific,...