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Marshall Islands backed to host 2029 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Fiji, Aug. 13 -- Forum Foreign Ministers have backed the Marshall Islands' bid to host the 2029 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which would coincide with the country's 50th anniversary of indep... Read More


Pacific Foreign Ministers back regional security plan as threats grow more complex

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Pacific foreign ministers have endorsed a new regional peace and security action plan as the region faces an increasingly complex security environment, including illicit drugs, transn... Read More


Pacific urged to put peace, culture at centre of climate security

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- The Pacific Islands region should move beyond the traditional focus on climate change as a driver of conflict and instead build a climate-peace approach centred on social cohesion, cu... Read More


Vanuatu PM Napat, MSG DG back Kanak self-determination and regional solidarity

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat and newly appointed Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Director General Dr Anna Naupa have reaffirmed support for Kanak self-determination in New Cal... Read More


Pacific faces "fight for our lives" from triple planetary crisis: SPREP DG

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Pacific communities face a growing threat from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution despite contributing only 0.01 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, SPREP Directo... Read More


Tonga needs faster end-of-year reporting, Tighter budget control: U.S State Department

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- The Tongan government has made significant fiscal information available to the public but needs to improve the timeliness of its financial reporting and ensure actual spending and rev... Read More


Fiji reopens Kuala Lumpur mission, eyes trade, energy and Asean opportunities: Foreign Minister Ditoka

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Fiji has formally reopened its High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, restoring its permanent diplomatic presence in Malaysia and positioning the mission to strengthen cooperation on trade,... Read More


Fiji eyes Malaysia partnership to strengthen fuel security

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Fiji is exploring strategic cooperation with Malaysia and PETRONAS to strengthen fuel security, build strategic reserves and reduce the country's vulnerability to disruptions in globa... Read More


PNA opens search for new CEO to lead Tuna Fisheries office

Fiji, Aug. 11 -- The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has opened applications for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead its office and strengthen the organisation's role in sustainable tuna fisher... Read More


Australia maintains $5.2b Aid Programme as Pacific takes priority

Fiji, Aug. 10 -- Australia will invest $5.2 billion (US$2.67 billion) in official development assistance in 2026-27, with more than three-quarters directed to the Pacific and Southeast Asia as Canberr... Read More