India hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in NY, strengthens ties with Pacific Island nations

New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan...

Tuvalu prepares for inaugural cultural festival in 2026

Tuvalu is preparing to host its first national cultural festival, with organisers promising a five-day celebration that showcases traditions from across the country’s eight inhabited islands. The inaugural event, to be held in Funafuti in May next...

Why loss and damage matter in the Pacific

For many Pacific Island nations, climate change isn’t a distant threat or an abstract statistic – it’s an everyday reality reshaping homes, traditions, and futures. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, increasing temperatures and severe weather...

China to step up Pacific push after Australia–PNG defense treaty

CANBERRA (AFR)—China will double down on efforts to expand its influence across the Pacific after Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to ink a comprehensive defense treaty, foreign policy experts have warned. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister...

Pacific to IMO: Fast-track the Net-Zero fund or fail

Pacific leaders are calling for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to fast-track setting up its Net-Zero Fund (NZF), warning that without urgent action the Organisation will fail to deliver on its own commitment to contribute to a Just...

Australia and PNG Sign Defense Treaty, Agreement With Vanuatu Delayed

Last week, Papua New Guinea approved a new treaty with Australia, the Pukpuk Treaty, under which the two countries commit to defending each other in the event of an attack. Meanwhile, Australia is still seeking to finalize the Nakamal Agreement...

Familiar Tensions Emerge at the Pacific Islands Forum 

Tension at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is not new. At the summit in 2018, China’s envoy started a spat with the host country, Nauru, which recognized Taiwan at the time. In 2019, at the summit in Tuvalu, Australia was the disruptor. The...

Update: Dengue fever in the Pacific: Samoa records 7th dengue death

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa has recorded more than 14,000 clinically diagnosed dengue cases since January, and its seventh death from the disease. The latest report, released on September 29, covers the week of September 22- 28. The Ministry...

Tuvalu PM urges urgent global action on sea-level rise in meeting with UNGA President...

“In our interconnected world, the challenges faced by small island nations like Tuvalu require urgent attention and collaboration. Meeting with President Baerbock today is a vital opportunity to amplify Tuvalu’s voice in the global dialogue on...

Tuvalu Governor General’s term extended by 12 months

Reverend Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani has been reappointed as Tuvalu’s Governor General for another 12 months after taking his oath of office Tuesday. The ceremony was administered by Acting Chief Justice Sir John Muria and attended by Prime Minister...

Pacific Para athletes win 16 medals at inaugural NZ para table tennis tournament

Mens Doubles MD20: GOLD – (Tahiti) Manua Chariy Mazet Daudignon & Teva Yves BU LUC / SILVER – (PNG) Haoda Agari & (SOL) Rodney Satini / BRONZE – (Fiji) Jone Vukinamaulevu & (AUS) Jake Ballestrino. Photo: Table Tennis NZ FB. Ann-Tauilo Motuga |...

Tuvaluans celebrate resilience and culture amid climate challenges

This week, many Tuvaluans living in Aotearoa New Zealand are coming together to celebrate their language and culture, including their independence anniversary on 1 October. The annual event kicked off on Sunday as part of the New Zealand Language...

VUVALE PARTNERSHIP | A beacon of unity

Fiji’s economic prosperity, its environmental health, and way of life are inextricably tied to the sea. The opening of the new Vuvale Maritime Essential Services Centre in Lami on Friday (October 3) will help Fiji protect and safeguard its ocean...

Tuvalu Tourism Steps Up for Culture, Service, and Sustainability

From the 19th to the 22nd of August, the SPTO Division of Sustainable Tourism (DST) hosted the Tuvalu Tourism Industry Training, which included the Customer Service Excellence and Tour Guiding Basics training. Participants in the training included...

Pacific leaders launch Pacific Resilience Facility Capitalisation MOU in New York

In a collective move to attract new climate financing investment, Pacific leaders launched a Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Capitalisation Memorandum at a roundtable talanoa on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80)...

Tuvalu PM hosts first PSIDS leaders’ meeting, pushes for Ocean protection at UN

Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo hosted the inaugural Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Leaders’ Meeting in New York, marking a new platform for regional unity and dialogue. “As we convene for the first time under the PSIDS banner,...

Tuvalu pledges 100 percent clean power by 2030 in new Climate commitment

“Our survival, and the survival of the planet, is on the line,” declared Prime Minister Feleti Teo of Tuvalu as he unveiled the nation’s latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0 at the ‘Special High-Level Event on Climate Action’. This...

PNG and Vanuatu deals show Australia’s growing contest with China

Events around this year’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have shown how Australia and China are competing to win influence over the region, as the risk of war grows. Solomon Islands, the host of this year’s PIF, received more than $18 million in...

Pacific Resilience Facility Launches Capitalisation Memorandum for Investors at UNGA80

As part of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ broader engagement at UNGA80 — the PRF Partners Roundtable Talanoa was convened at the UN Headquarters on 23rd September. The event marked the launching of the PRF Capitalisation Memorandum for...

COP is 'heartbreak' for the Pacific. Here is why they still want to host

Joseph Sikulu's long-haul journey home to the Pacific has felt fruitless after the recent world climate talks. It has become a "heartbreaking" exercise seeing the annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) summit achieve so little of...