Pacific leaders celebrate COP27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
Pacific leaders and climate activists are celebrating the establishment of a loss and damage financing mechanism in the COP27 agreement, three decades after they...
Least Developed Countries Group welcomes COP27 outcomes in establishing a fund to address loss and damage
Following the closing of COP27 Sunday, the Least Developed Countries Group(LDC) Group representing 46 countries most vulnerable to climate change while contributing the least,...
The Pacific region is under threat – we must act now to mobilise climate finance
Blog by Labanya Prakash Jena, Commonwealth Regional Climate Finance Adviser, Indo-Pacific region
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) – 14 small island developing nations in the...
The Cook Islands is already experiencing climate effects
Opinion by Mark Brown, Cook Islands Prime Minister
It was my privilege to lead a delegation from the Cook Islands to Cop27, which was hosted...
Naduva is back in the fold while Wilson, Delaiwau and Bese to make debut for Fijiana 7s
Fiji 7s Head Coach Ben Gollings have included speedster Alasio Naduva in his 13-member traveling squad to Dubai and Cape Town tournaments.
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Solomon Islands PM Sogavare assures region of a thrilling safe Pacific Games
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Saturday has assured the visiting Pacific Games 2023 Chiefs of Missions that Solomon Islands is ready to...
Sol2023 marks ‘One Year To Go’ with business community
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Vanuatu climate court action gathers wave of support
A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate...
Frequent travellers from Samoa to soon bypass NZ visa requirements
1News can reveal the New Zealand Government will soon allow frequent travellers from Samoa to bypass visa requirements when visiting
Immigration Minister Michael Wood confirmed...
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached...
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Solomon Islands rejects 41 recommendations in UN human rights review
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Indonesia rejects claims of systematic right violations in Papua
Indonesia rejects unilateral allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua, emphasising that credible claims are addressed seriously through national institutions and legal mechanisms,...