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 change.

"We recall the Boe Declaration on Regional Security and Kainaki II Declaration for Urgent Climate Change Action Now.

"We reaffirm that climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific and a critical barrier to achieving our Leaders' Vision in the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals globally. We call on all nations to urgently respond to the climate crisis," the ministers said in a statement.

They underlined ...