Q&A ADB’s new Pacific approach
Facing some of the world's highest exposure to disasters related to the changing climate, high costs of delivering services, and a need to continuously...
Commonwealth warns Pacific nations face rising seas, weak adaptation systems
Pacific Island countries are experiencing sea-level rise faster than the global average, while gaps in climate finance, governance and implementation are leaving vulnerable coastal...
PNG Parliament urged to balance Bougainville Independence with national unity
Papua New Guinea’s Parliament has been urged to respect Bougainville’s overwhelming vote for independence while carefully weighing the constitutional and national implications of a...
Israeli Cybersecurity firms could help protect Fiji’s Government systems
Israeli cybersecurity companies could offer Fiji advanced security solutions to protect government systems and sensitive citizen data following reports of an attempted cyberattack targeting...
Pacific needs to be seen and heard in talanoa about the future
Four Pacific media professionals recently explored the workings of international meetings at Pre-COP in Fiji and Tuvalu, and how to relay important key messages...
WHO warns Pacific Health systems face growing climate and funding pressures
Pacific Island countries are facing growing pressure on their health systems from climate change, workforce shortages and limited funding, with seven Pacific countries yet...
ADB warns Pacific, Asia coastal flood damage could top US$172 billion by 2050
Coastal flood damage across Asia and the Pacific could rise to between US$172 billion and US$199 billion annually by 2050 without stronger adaptation measures,...
‘Serious questions to answer’: Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific Islands Forum move
-New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has "serious questions to answer" over Israel becoming a partner of the region's main political decision-making institution, Labour's...
Earthjustice seeks to halt auction of 31M acres of seabed around American Samoa
A legal environmental group has sued the U.S government in a bid to stop the Trump administration from pushing through with the 19 November...
Vanuatu warns of illegal action over ‘second republic’ movement
The Vanuatu Government has warned that anyone involved in a reported attempt to establish a so-called “second republic” on Gaua Island could face prosecution,...
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Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...
Former Kiribati president says Pacific Islands Forum-Israel partnership not ‘morally defensible’
The chair of the Pacific Elders' Voice (PEV) says the argument that religious affinity justifies the Pacific Islands Forum's (PIF) partnership with Israel does...