National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop urges PNG to take tough stand on West Papua
Papua Guinea National Capital District(NCD) Governor Powes Parkop has called on the government to revise and adopt a more courageous policy on West Papua.
He...
Britain re-joins major Pacific body
The United Kingdom has re-joined the Pacific Community, 17 years after severing ties with the regional organisation.
It was one of the six founding members...
COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact – “We didn’t come home empty handed”
By Opinion by Tagaloa Cooper
The odds are always stacked against the Pacific region in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
Emmanuel Macron’s dangerous shift on the New Caledonia referendum risks a return to violence
By Rowena Dickins Morrison, Adrian Muckle & Benoît Trépied
With the growing possibility of a pro-independence victory, France is derailing decolonisation in a bid to...
Pacific Community adopts 10-year plan at its annual meeting, setting out ambitious vision for future of the Blue Pacific
The Pacific Community (SPC) has set its vision for a sustainable, thriving and peaceful Blue Pacific with the endorsement of its new 10-year Strategic...
Solomon Islands PM ‘must take responsibility’ for Honiara tragedy, says Wale
Solomon Islands Opposition leader Matthew Wale has rejected the prime minister’s claim that he and other opposition members were behind last week’s rioting in...
Guam Catholic Church offers to pay up to US$34million to sex abuse victims
Guam's Catholic Church has come up with a revised proposed payment of US$27.96 million to US$34.38 million to those who claimed they were raped...
Tropical tuna measure, albacore, compliance monitoring and labour standards head FFA priorities for WCPFC18
By Francisco Blaha
The public perception of fisheries tends to focus on operations—boats, weather, accidents, overfishing, illegal fishing. It can be difficult to focus much...
Is Gender-based Violence the worst Pandemic we have ever faced?
OP- Ed by Levan Bouadze, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
The COVID-19 pandemic affected lives, plagued economies, left millions without jobs and income...
Pacific Island leaders bemoan weak Glasgow climate pact
Leaders from Pacific Islands threatened by rising sea levels said they were disappointed with the Glasgow climate pact, which called for a phase down...
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War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of renewables: UN climate chief
The disruption of global energy supplies is being felt worldwide, the UN’s top climate change official warned on Monday, as conflict in the Middle...
Cook Islands-New Zealand standoff ‘concerning but not beyond repair: Former PM Helen Clark
The current diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and Aotearoa is "concerning" but “not beyond repair”, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says.
Clark...
Scientists warn chemicals in plastic food packaging pose risks to human health
Scientists are warning that chemicals used in plastic food packaging may pose significant risks to human health, with thousands of substances linked to plastics...