Pacific Foreign Ministers declare a climate emergency, set priorities at FFMM 2022
Formal outcomes from the Forum Foreign Ministers, held in Suva on Friday have been released with key collective decisions including a declaration that the...
Kiribati withdraws from Pacific Islands Forum in blow to regional body
The key diplomatic body in the Pacific has been dealt a devastating blow on the eve of its first in-person meeting since the pandemic,...
PNG caretaker PM Marape wins Tari-Pori Open seat for the third time
Papua New Guinea caretaker Prime Minister James Marape becomes the first candidate to be declared in the 2022 National General Election.
Marape was officially declared...
Labor faces major climate test, under pressure from the Pacific
Vanuatu’s special envoy on climate change for the Pacific has told Australia to back his country’s push to tie climate change inaction to the...
Forum Secretary General opens Media Masterclass
By Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna officially welcomed Pacific journalists on Sunday attending the...
Cop that! Preparing for climate talks in Egypt – and the Pacific?
By Nic Maclellan
As leaders gather in Suva for the 51st Pacific Islands Forum, island nations are also gearing up for the next round...
Pacific strength lies in solidarity: Koya
Like all families, we sometimes go through a rough patch but our strength lies in our resolve to work together as one Blue Pacific...
Australian and NZ invitation for co-hosted COP with Pacific must be matched by support for ICJ advisory opinion bid
The invitation from Australia and New Zealand for Pacific Island nations to be part of a joint bid to host a future UN climate...
Expanded, empowered PIF could lock in Pacific security
By Anna Powles, Massey University and Joanne Wallis, University of Adelaide in Palmerston North
Amid global political turbulence, the Pacific is a region whose...
Former Pacific leaders group urges Australia to increase 43 percent emissions cut
Former Pacific leaders have called for “urgent actions” to reduce global carbon emissions, including a commitment to no new coal or gas projects as...
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Aust PM to host series of Pacific leaders’ meetings in Queensland
After returning from Fiji and the Solomon Islands and signing historic agreements with Fiji and Vanuatu, Prime Minister Albanese will host Pacific leaders from...
CROP heads discuss 2050 strategy, energy crisis and COP31 preparations
The 66th Heads of Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) Meeting convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on Tuesday, focusing on...
Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the...