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UNDP calls for Peace-Positive Climate Action as global risks deepen

Fiji, Nov. 13 -- UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Bureau Director Marcos Neto have urged countries to align climate finance with peacebuilding efforts, warning that the world is entering "a new... Read More


Western Pacific marks 25 years Polio-free, WHO urges vigilance to sustain gains

Fiji, Nov. 12 -- The Western Pacific region is celebrating 25 years since being declared free of indigenous wild poliovirus, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned countries not to become ... Read More


Global emissions projected to fall by 12 percent by 2035, says UN Climate Chief

Fiji, Nov. 11 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says the latest update to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report shows the world is finally bending the emis... Read More


Climate Change is a social crisis and an existential threat: Tuvalu PM

Fiji, Nov. 11 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo told world leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development that climate change poses the single greatest threat to his country's survival an... Read More


Climate crisis is a health crisis, warns WHO regional director Piukala

Fiji, Nov. 11 -- World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, has warned that the climate crisis is also a health crisis, urging stronger global coo... Read More


Fiji PM Rabuka to visit Japan for bilateral talks with PM Takaichi

Fiji, Nov. 10 -- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will pay an official working visit to Japan from 12 to 15 November at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. During the visit, ... Read More


Paris Agreement working, but not fast enough: UN Climate Chief Stiell

Fiji, Nov. 10 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned world leaders that while the Paris Agreement has bent the curve on global heating, the pace of action remains too slow to... Read More


"Baku to Belem Roadmap" aims to mobilise $1.3 trillion for global climate action: UN Climate Chief

Fiji, Nov. 7 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has welcomed the launch of the Baku to Belem Roadmap to US$1.3 trillion, describing it as a practical plan to turn climate finance co... Read More


Fiji reaffirms commitment to One China policy amid diplomat's Taiwan visit

Fiji, Nov. 7 -- The Fijian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the One China Policy following reports that senior diplomat Filipo Tarakinikini visited Taiwan. In a statement, the Ministry of ... Read More


"We cannot defy the laws of physics" as 2025 nears record heat: WMO Chief

Fiji, Nov. 7 -- World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo has warned that 2025 is on track to be among the hottest years ever recorded, with global temperatures rising da... Read More