Dubai 7s pool draws announced
With just 10 days to go until the hotly anticipated kick off of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022, the pools and match...
New Report paves the way for Pacific Sea turtle extinction risk model
A report released today by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the first step towards assessing the risk of extinction...
Tuvalu’s ‘underwater’ COP26 speech caught everyone by surprise, even the country’s PM
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) address delivered by the foreign minister of Tuvalu, Simon Kofe, went viral. But his creative thinking...
South Korea, Pacific islands hold FM talks
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‘We are not in the mood for campaigning’: Covid threatens to derail independence vote in New Caledonia
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Pacific delegates condemn ‘monumental failure’ that leaves islands in peril
Representatives particularly disappointed by softened language on coal and a lack of funding to pay for loss and damages
Pacific representatives and negotiators have condemned...
Pacific dismay over India and China’s move to water down COP26 deal
Tuvalu's climate minister has hit out at a last minute move to water down a new climate deal that 197 countries signed off on...
Government of Kiribati lifts closure of Phoenix Islands Protected Area
The Government of Kiribati has today revealed its lifting the closure of Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPPA) – and replacing it with what it...
Pacific Island leaders vow to ‘phase up’ climate diplomacy after COP26
Pacific Island leaders said they would "phase up" climate diplomacy to push for follow through on the COP26 deal to limit global warming to...
Fiji’s Unaisi Vuniwaqa appointed new UN Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Senior Fijian Police woman and former UNMISS Police Commissioner, Unaisi Vuniwaqa has been appointed United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Safety and Security.
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Fiji Embassy confirms Fijians in Israel safe amid regional tensions
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