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MSG puts Indonesia on notice over UN rights visit to West Papua

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders have warned that Indonesia's Associate Member status could be reviewed in 2027 if Jakarta does not facilitate a long-standing request for a vi... Read More


Kanaky Groups urge Forum Leaders to back decolonisation action

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- Kanaky New Caledonia civil society groups have called on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to take stronger action on decolonisation, human rights and self-determination, accusing France ... Read More


ADB pushes Pacific-led finance as climate and debt pressures grow

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- The Asian Development Bank says it is working to expand access to affordable climate and development finance for Pacific Island countries without adding to their already heavy debt bu... Read More


'Pacific is at the centre': ADB President pledges new push for regional investment

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has pledged a new push to connect the Pacific through digital infrastructure, private investment and country-specific development p... Read More


The Ocean is at risk': Pacific Leaders demand urgent action to keep 1.5 alive

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- Pacific leaders have warned that the region's ocean, livelihoods and low-lying communities face escalating risks if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius, calling on major emitte... Read More


Pacific Tuna and food security at risk as 1.5degC overshoot looms

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- A global temperature overshoot beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius could trigger an economic and food security crisis across the Pacific, pushing tuna stocks out of Pacific Island countries' e... Read More


Green Climate Fund cuts climate funding approval time to nine months: Duarte

Fiji, Sept. 3 -- Pacific Island countries could gain faster access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing under reforms that have cut project approval and accreditation processes from years to a target... Read More


Palau takes charge as Forum Leaders begin talks

Fiji, Sept. 2 -- Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has told regional leaders that the challenge facing the Pacific is no longer simply agreeing on priorities but deliv... Read More


'This is the moment to invest': Cook Islands PM backs Pacific Resilience Facility

Fiji, Sept. 2 -- Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has called on development partners, philanthropies and institutional investors to back the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), saying the region'... Read More


Australian PM Albanese signals push on Tonga, Solomon Islands Agreements

Fiji, Sept. 2 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will continue discussions with Tonga and Solomon Islands on key regional agreements, while stressing that Canberra wants prog... Read More