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SPREP regrets U.S exit, warns Pacific still in Climate emergency

Fiji, Feb. 5 -- The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has expressed regret over the United States' decision to withdraw from the regional body, while warning that the P... Read More


Pacific move PRF from agreement to action

Fiji, Feb. 5 -- Pacific Islands Forum members have begun the next phase of work on the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), following the signing of the Agreement to Establish the Facility at the 54th P... Read More


OACPS Council Presidency passes from Solomon Islands to Gambia

Fiji, Feb. 4 -- The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has marked the handover of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, with leadership transitioning from the Solomon ... Read More


U.S, New Zealand reinforce Indo-Pacific, Pacific and Security ties at Strategic Dialogue

Fiji, Feb. 3 -- The United States and New Zealand have reaffirmed their strategic partnership, committing to deeper cooperation across security, the Indo-Pacific, Pacific engagement, trade, and emergi... Read More


FFA DG sets priorities agenda as Members meet for PW5

Fiji, Feb. 2 -- The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has opened its fifth Prioritisation Workshop (PW5), with Director-General Noan David Pakop urging Members to clearly define regional pr... Read More


Tonga gazettes Ocean Management Act, Sets up integrated Ocean Governance

Fiji, Dec. 22 -- The Kingdom of Tonga has announced the Royal Assent of the Ocean Management Act 2025, now gazetted as Act 41 of 2025, establishing a statutory framework for integrated ocean governanc... Read More


Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams

Fiji, Dec. 18 -- Australia's top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific, strong partnerships and defe... Read More


Global health is out of balance: WHO's Dr Piukala

Fiji, Dec. 18 -- WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major medical and scientific advance... Read More


"We come as family" at Rabi anniversary: Nauru President Adeang tells Banabans

Fiji, Dec. 18 -- Nauru President David Adeang has reaffirmed Nauru's enduring ancestral and family ties with the Banaban people during the 80th anniversary commemorating their arrival on Rabi Island i... Read More


OACPS Ministers push reform and Samoa Agreement

Fiji, Dec. 18 -- The 120th Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has concluded in Brussels with a strong focus on reform, financial s... Read More