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Forum Ministers back Australia's bid to host COP31 as a Pacific COP

Fiji, Aug. 22 -- Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers have thrown their weight behind Australia's bid to host the UNFCCC COP31 in 2026, declaring it a "Pacific COP" to push global action on climate... Read More


PNG, Solomons pledge stronger ties ahead of Forum Meeting: PNG Foreign Minister Tkatchenko

Fiji, Aug. 22 -- Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko says talks with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele have reaffirmed the strength of bilateral ties and opened ne... Read More


Pacific SIDS push for funding access in High-Seas Biodiversity Treaty talks

Fiji, Aug. 21 -- Pacific small island developing States have called for clear funding guarantees to ensure their full participation in the new high-seas biodiversity treaty. Speaking on behalf of the... Read More


FFA receives US$60 million from the U.S under Economic Assistance Agreement

Fiji, Aug. 18 -- The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has received the US$60 million payment for 2024, under the Economic Assistance Agreement (EAA) associated with the Treaty on Fisheries... Read More


Solomon Islands stands by PIF partner ban

India, Aug. 15 -- Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister, Peter Shanel Agovaka, is defending his government's decision to limit the in-person attendance of dialogue partners at next month's Pacific ... Read More


U.S pledges $60m to Pacific Fisheries Agency under Tuna Treaty

India, Aug. 12 -- U.S deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has announced a US$60 million release to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty. The f... Read More


Australia and Vanuatu close to signing Nakamal Agreement worth $500m

India, Aug. 12 -- Australia and Vanuatu are close to signing an "ambitious" new strategic pact that will see the federal government plough about half a billion dollars into the Pacific island country ... Read More


Who pays and Who receives? Finance talks dominate the final stretch of plastics treaty negotiations

India, Aug. 12 -- As delegates enter the final stretch of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva, Switzerland and with just four days l... Read More


PNG and Australia set to sign landmark Defence Treaty on Independence day

India, Aug. 12 -- Papua New Guinea and Australia will sign a major new defence treaty on PNG's Independence Day, updating a decades-old agreement and marking a new chapter in the two nations' security... Read More


Solomon Islands ready to host 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

India, Aug. 12 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed that preparations are well underway for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), which will be held in Hon... Read More