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Pacific disability advocates demand seat at climate finance table

Fiji, Oct. 6 -- Pacific disability advocates are demanding that persons with disabilities have a direct role in climate decision-making and access to climate finance, warning that current systems are ... Read More


Sea-level rise will not threaten sovereignty or maritime boundaries: Tuvalu PM

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the country's response to climate change must remain rooted in the "Tuvalu Way" as it works to protect its land, sovereignty and future from risin... Read More


Tuvalu's future depends on educated, healthy people: PM Teo

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the country's development must be measured by the opportunities and quality of life it creates for its people, with education and health at the ce... Read More


Tuvalu expands transport and digital links with cheaper Fiji airfares

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Tuvalu is expanding transport and digital links, with subsidised airfares to Fiji, improved maritime services and cheaper internet access forming part of the Government's plan to conne... Read More


U.S, Taiwan bring Pacific Disaster experts together in Auckland

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- The United States and Taiwan have brought Pacific disaster management experts together in Auckland to strengthen regional preparedness, coordination and response to natural disasters. ... Read More


Fiji Electoral Commission tightens campaign rules ahead of the General Election

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- The Fiji Electoral Commission has adopted new campaign limitation rules restricting the use of State resources and government premises for election campaigning ahead of the General Ele... Read More


Pacific must balance ocean protection with economic needs: Palau President Whipps

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- Palau President and Forum Chair Surangel Whipps Jr says Pacific countries must balance ocean conservation with economic development as they confront rising seas, extreme weather and gr... Read More


Marshall Islands nuclear victims still seek justice 80 years after testing began

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- Eighty years after the first nuclear test was conducted in the Marshall Islands, survivors and their descendants are still seeking justice for the health, environmental, cultural and e... Read More


Tuvalu appoints first woman Governor-General on eve of Independence

Fiji, Sept. 30 -- Tuvalu has inaugurated its first woman Governor-General, Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma, in a historic change of leadership on the eve of the country's 48th Independence anniversary. ... Read More


Pacific civil society demands fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP31

Fiji, Sept. 30 -- Pacific civil society groups are calling for an immediate end to new coal, oil and gas expansion and demanding climate reparations, stronger action on loss and damage and greater Pac... Read More