Vanuatu and FAO open 2026 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum to scale and finance Pacific agrifood solutions
Agriculture, fisheries, and food production are critical to the economies of many Pacific Island Countries, yet each country faces unique challenges to ensure their...
Vanuatu launches National Adaptation Plan to Strengthen Climate Resilience Nationwide
Vanuatu launched its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2026–2035 at a ceremony in Port Vila on 2 November, outlining a national strategy to protect communities,...
Republican Ada-Calvo team wins Guam’s gubernatorial race
The Republican Party's gubernatorial team of Tony Ada and Edward Calvo won Tuesday’s close race, beating the Democratic team of Therese Terlaje and her...
Fiji calls for debt -free climate finance for Small Island States
Fiji has called on Commonwealth countries to move beyond climate finance commitments and deliver affordable funding for vulnerable small states, warning that reliance on...
King Charles III speaks to world leaders in Antigua, expresses ‘sorrow’ over slave trade
King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday at the official opening of the Commonwealth...
Fiji PM Rabuka warns SODELPA, NFP over Cabinet positions if they oppose Constitution Bill
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has warned coalition partners the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) and the National Federation Party (NFP)that their representatives could...
Foreign Minister Ditoka recommends Fiji proceed with Australia Treaties despite Standing Committee concerns
Fiji Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Sakiasi Ditoka is recommending that Government proceed with the ratification of two major treaties with Australia,...
World Bank Group supports Marshall Islands to respond to El Niño and dengue outbreak
The World Bank Group has released US$11 million to support the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ response to the impacts of El Niño conditions...
New reservoirs boost Honiara Water security
More than 105,000 residents in Honiara are set to benefit from improved water supply following the commissioning of three new reservoirs and more than...
Sereana Naitokatoka to captain Fiji Bulikula in historic semi-final clash
Sereana Naitokatoka will captain the Fiji Bulikula team for their historic semi-final match at the Rugby League World Cup against the Jillaroos.
Naitokatoka, who will...
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...