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Solomon Islands ratifies Pacific Resilience Facility as region pushes toward 2026 launch

Fiji, Feb. 13 -- Solomon Islands has handed over its instrument of ratification for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), marking another step toward activating the Pacific-led climate and disaster f... Read More


Nauru moves to change name to Naoero

Fiji, Feb. 13 -- The Nauru Government has tabled a constitutional amendment that would change the country's name from "Nauru" to "Naoero", with the proposal now set for further parliamentary process a... Read More


New OACPS Bureau meets in Brussels ahead of 2026 Summit

Fiji, Feb. 13 -- The new Bureau of the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors for the February to July 2026 term has held its first meeting at OACPS headquarters in Brussels. The meeting was presided over by... Read More


Solomon Islands scores 44 in latest global corruption perceptions index

Fiji, Feb. 12 -- Solomon Islands remains mired in "significant corruption challenges", Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) warned today at the launch of the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Th... Read More


Commonwealth Law Ministers told rule of law must deliver for People: SG Botchwey

Fiji, Feb. 10 -- Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey has urged Law Ministers and Attorneys-General to ensure the rule of law delivers real outcomes for people, warning that weakened justic... Read More


Gender inequality persists across the Blue Pacific, regional report finds

Fiji, Feb. 9 -- The Forum Gender Equality in the Blue Pacific: Regional Report 2025 has found that deep and persistent gender inequalities continue to shape the lives of women and girls across the Pac... Read More


Fiji to push ocean priorities at first Ocean Pioneers Coalition meeting

Fiji, Feb. 9 -- Fiji will be represented at a key global ocean meeting in Lisbon from 10 February 2026, as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya travels to Portugal for the first-eve... Read More


SPREP regrets U.S exit, warns Pacific still in Climate emergency

Fiji, Feb. 5 -- The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has expressed regret over the United States' decision to withdraw from the regional body, while warning that the P... Read More


Pacific move PRF from agreement to action

Fiji, Feb. 5 -- Pacific Islands Forum members have begun the next phase of work on the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), following the signing of the Agreement to Establish the Facility at the 54th P... Read More


OACPS Council Presidency passes from Solomon Islands to Gambia

Fiji, Feb. 4 -- The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has marked the handover of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, with leadership transitioning from the Solomon ... Read More