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Pacific faces 'Polycrisis' as Security pressures intensify - Forum report

Fiji, March 25 -- The Pacific region is entering a period of heightened and overlapping security risks, with climate change, geopolitical competition and transnational threats converging to test regio... Read More


Pasifika Communities University positions Pacific knowledge at the centre of higher education

Fiji, March 25 -- Pasifika Communities University (PCU) is aiming to reshape higher education in the Pacific over the next decade, focusing on culture, identity, and community, says Dean of Strategic ... Read More


Commonwealth SG warns global debt crisis threatens 'survival' of Small States

Fiji, March 24 -- The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Shirley Botchwey has warned that rising global debt is threatening development, sovereignty and survival for many countries, particularly sm... Read More


Bougainville launches 'Return Home' drive, calls professionals back

Fiji, March 24 -- The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has launched a nationwide campaign urging its people living abroad to return and help build the island as it moves closer to independence... Read More


Fiji launches SAUTU to counter disinformation

Fiji, March 24 -- Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has told government communications officers that clear and coordinated messaging is critical to maintaining public trust and protecting democrac... Read More


PNG among 12 countries hit by new U.S visa bond rule

Fiji, March 20 -- The United States State Department is expanding its visa bond programme to 50 countries, including Papua New Guinea, requiring some travelers to pay up to US$15,000 before receiving ... Read More


IMF warns deficits, global risks could slow Solomon Islands growth

Fiji, March 20 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Solomon Islands economy grew in 2025 but faces slower growth and rising risks linked to global tensions and domestic fiscal pressures. ... Read More


UN Continental Shelf Body reviews Fiji Joint Submissions at 66th Session

Fiji, March 18 -- The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has concluded its 66th session at United Nations Headquarters, with Pacific submissions among those reviewed. The session ran f... Read More


Forum DSG Solofa warns climate change is Pacific's 'single greatest threat'

Fiji, March 17 -- Pacific leaders continue to view climate change as the region's most serious security challenge, Desna Solofa, Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, said... Read More


Human Rights Watch urges UN Members to back Vanuatu Climate resolution despite U.S Opposition

Fiji, March 17 -- Governments should support a draft United Nations resolution led by Vanuatu that calls for stronger action on climate change following a landmark ruling by the International Court of... Read More