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Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31

Fiji, Aug. 30 -- Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening the region's voice in global climate negotiat... Read More


Civil Society demands permanent seat at Pacific decision-making table

Fiji, Aug. 30 -- Pacific civil society organisations are demanding their participation in regional decision-making be formally institutionalised, saying they should no longer have to fight for a place... Read More


Forum Leaders face major decisions on Regional Architecture, Security and Partnerships

Fiji, Aug. 29 -- Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will next week consider major decisions on regional architecture, political leadership, security, partnerships and regional response mechanisms as the Fo... Read More


'Our Ocean story is the Pacific story': Dr Manoni calls on media to drive Ocean Action

Fiji, Aug. 29 -- Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni has called on Pacific journalists to strengthen ocean reporting, saying the future of the region's ocean depends not only on policies and ... Read More


'Keep Leaders accountable, Public informed': Forum SG Waqa tells Pacific Media

Fiji, Aug. 29 -- Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has urged regional journalists to provide clear, factual and ethical coverage of leaders' decisions as the Pacific prepares for the 55th Pacific Isl... Read More


Food security, Climate finance and transnational crime top Pacific Leaders' agenda

Fiji, Aug. 29 -- Food security, climate action and finance, and transnational crime are expected to be among the key issues Pacific Islands Forum leaders will seek progress on when they meet in Palau ... Read More


Pacific Leaders to decide new rules for regional partnerships

Fiji, Aug. 29 -- Pacific Islands Forum leaders are expected to decide next week where partners will sit within the Forum's regional architecture, with new guidelines potentially setting rules for acce... Read More


Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific media must ensure the region's stories are told by Pacific voices and from a Pacific perspective, Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa said as he opened the Pacific Islands Foru... Read More


Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific Islands Forum leaders will meet next week against a more challenging regional backdrop, with geopolitics, transnational crime, economic pressures, resilience and regional inte... Read More


Pacific leaders concerned over missile testing in the region

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa says missile testing in the Pacific is a concern for regional leaders, but any response must take into account the sovereig... Read More