Fiji, Nov. 4 -- Fiji has called on Commonwealth countries to move beyond climate finance commitments and deliver affordable funding for vulnerable small states, warning that reliance on loans is adding to their debt pressures.

Fiji's Prime Minister's Special Envoy and Head of Delegation to the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, made the call at the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Small States in Antigua and Barbuda.

Addressing the meeting, held under the theme "Scaling Up Partnerships and Investment for Resilient Small States", Kubuabola highlighted the growing financial challenges facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

He said nearly 40 percent of SIDS were either experiencing debt ...