PIF, USP launch joint courses for Climate Change and Resilience
A series of short courses to build the capacity of climate change and resilience practitioners, was jointly launched by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat...
Australia pledges $40m for Nauru upgrades
Australia will provide $40 million (US$28 million) for infrastructure upgrades in Nauru, including the resurfacing of the runway and vital air traffic equipment to...
IPCC Impacts Report: National leaders must act on Climate crisis to ensure human health and safety
Responding to Monday's publication of the stark Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which details widespread, growing,...
Might makes not right, unjust wars are doomed to be lost
Op-ed by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission.
At this dark hour, when...
Solomon Islands Government dismisses opposition criticism of 2023 Pacific Games
The Solomon Islands Government has rebuffed the call made by opposition leader Matthew Wale’s to re-direct resources dedicated to preparing for the 2023 Pacific...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna-statement on Ukraine
As Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum nations, I condemn the disturbing display of the Russian Federation’s military aggression against the innocent people...
Zed Seselja pledges Australian government focus on Pacific security
As far away tensions on the edge of Europe between the world's great powers draws focus from the destabilising of Indo-Pacific regional security, the...
Bougainville leader details what he wants in constitution
The President of Bougainville, Ishmael Toroama, says the autonomous Papua New Guinea region needs a strong constitution guaranteeing the civil rights of the people.
The...
Chance of climate recovery vanishing
Billions of people are suffering from the effects of climate change — and the window to deal with the problem is closing, a landmark...
Blue Pacific joins United Nations call for universal vaccination
Pacific leaders have added their voices to a global call for universal vaccination, as world leaders gathered at the United Nations today to call...
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HIV cases could reach 9,000 – Fiji Assistant Health Minister tells Parliament
Fiji could soon have close to 9,000 people living with HIV, a figure that will place growing pressure on the country’s public health system,...
NZ PM Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa, Tonga to meet new PMs
New Zealand Prime Minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga later this week, for what will be the government's first comprehensive engagements...
Technology must be affordable, reliable for small islands,’ Palau President urges at World Ocean...
Palau President Surange lWhipps Jr called for “sustained collaboration and equitable access to technology” as cornerstones of ocean governance, delivering the keynote at the...