On International Women’s Day 2022: A message from SPREP
By Tagaloa Cooper-Halo, Acting Director General and Director Climate Change Resilience
Fakalofa lahi atu, Kia orana, Ran Annim, Lenwo, Kaselehlie, Mogethin, Ni Sa Bula...
Vanuatu records first COVID community case, as residents worry about road ahead
Vanuatu's main island Efate, and its surrounding islands, are in lockdown after the country's first COVID-19 case was detected in the community.
The outbreak first...
Russia regrets PNG’s position to support Ukraine at UN
Russia has expressed regret over PNG’s position to support war-torn Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly last week.
Its ambassador to Indonesia, Lyudmila Vorovieba,...
Women fish too: invisible women in tuna industries
By Kate Barclay, University of Technology Sydney in Sydney
The assumption that the tuna fishing industry is a man’s world is not only misleading, but...
EU Council partially suspends Vanuatu visa waiver agreement due to risks posed by golden passport schemes
The Council of the European Union(EU) has decided to partially suspend the visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu due to the risks posed by its...
No reserved seats for PNG women in Parliament
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‘It’s our collective responsibility’ — Pacific researchers urge world leaders to help the islands fight climate change
Pacific researchers are calling for the planet’s leaders to join forces with them to fight climate change.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its...
SPREP applauds endorsement of resolution to end Plastic Pollution
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has applauded the historic endorsement of the resolution to End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International...
‘Trojan horse’: Palau’s bid to become global crypto hub could turn it into scammers paradise, critics warn
Palau’s new digital residency programme could leave it open to crypto scammers and corruption, critics have warned, arguing that not enough due diligence has...
Wenda likens Ukraine crisis to that of West Papua
A leading West Papuan activist is comparing the plight of his region to that of the crisis in Ukraine.
Benny Wenda, who is the Interim...
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