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'No moment for self-congratulations at COP30-step up and deliver real-world climate results': Stiell

Fiji, Nov. 21 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned countries at COP30 that "this is no moment for self-congratulations," urging governments and non-state actors to close th... Read More


ICJ ruling makes 1.5degC a legal obligation, not a target: OACPS tells COP30

Fiji, Nov. 21 -- The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has delivered a blunt message to world leaders at COP30, declaring that the new International Court of Justice (ICJ) ... Read More


Taiwan and Tuvalu seal "Kaitasi" partnership as President Lai hosts PM Teo

Fiji, Nov. 20 -- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has hailed Tuvalu as one of Taiwan's strongest supporters on the global stage, using a state banquet in Taipei to praise deepening cooperation and a seri... Read More


No time for tactical delays as COP30 enters final stretch: UN climate Chief Stiell warns leaders

Fiji, Nov. 18 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has told world leaders at COP30 that negotiations must accelerate immediately, warning that slow progress in the negotiation rooms i... Read More


Climate finance is a legal duty, not charity: Pacific SIDS tell World

Fiji, Nov. 17 -- Solomon Islands Environment Minister Polycarp Paea has delivered a blunt message in Belem, warning that Pacific nations are "at the frontline of a climate crisis not of our making" an... Read More


FFA commends Solomon Islands for strengthening fisheries management with new Noro office

Fiji, Nov. 14 -- The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has commended the Solomon Islands Government for its continued investment in fisheries development following the opening of a new Mini... Read More


Deforestation in West Papua is out of control: Global MPs warn at COP30

Fiji, Nov. 14 -- As COP30 gets underway in Belem, a group of international parliamentarians has issued a stark warning that West Papua is facing accelerating deforestation, rights abuses and environme... Read More


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