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Marshall Islands declared State of Emergency over fuel price shock, Finance Minister tells Pacific Ministers

Fiji, June 23 -- The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) declared a State of Emergency following sharp increases in global fuel and commodity prices linked to the Iran conflict, Finance Minister Da... Read More


Forum DSG Solofa calls for deeper regional integration as economic pressures mount

Fiji, June 23 -- Pacific Islands Forum Deputy Secretary General, Desna Solofa has warned that the Pacific faces mounting economic pressures from global geopolitical instability and rising fuel and shi... Read More


Marshall Islands Chair opens Economic officials meeting, urges strong input for Ministers

Fiji, June 23 -- Chair of the 2026 Forum Economic Officials Meeting and Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Banking and Postal Services of Marshall Islands, Ayako Yamaguchi-Eliou, has called on regi... Read More


Tuvalu calls for urgent global action on Climate Mobility at Berlin Forum

Fiji, June 22 -- Tuvalu's Governor-General, Reverend Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, has called for urgent global action on climate mobility, telling an international gathering in Berlin that Tuvalu is con... Read More


Health Alliance accuses developed nations of blocking Climate finance progress at Bonn talks

Fiji, June 22 -- The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) has accused developed countries of obstructing progress on climate finance negotiations and failing to honour commitments to increase ada... Read More


UN Climate Chief warns against backsliding as Bonn talks close with key divides unresolved

Fiji, June 22 -- United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell has warned countries against reopening previously agreed climate commitments and delaying action, as the UN June Climate Meetings concluded w... Read More


Solomon Islands intercepts suspected crime-linked cargo vessel as regional investigation expands

Fiji, June 22 -- A joint law enforcement operation has intercepted and detained a Belize-flagged cargo vessel suspected of links to transnational organised crime, prompting a widening regional investi... Read More


Pacific Finance Ministers to tackle Middle East crisis, economic resilience at Marshall Islands meeting

Fiji, June 22 -- Finance and Economic Ministers from across the Pacific will gather in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) this week for the 2026 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM), with t... Read More


"Those blocking climate science are not our friends": Pacific issues strong warning at Bonn talks

Fiji, June 22 -- Pacific Island nations have delivered a sharp rebuke to countries seeking to weaken climate ambition at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, warning that efforts to sideline science t... Read More


Australia, PNG push ahead with Pukpuk treaty as Wong backs U.S-Iran Deal

Fiji, June 18 -- Australia and Papua New Guinea have reaffirmed their commitment to bringing the Pukpuk Treaty into force, with Foreign Ministers Penny Wong and Justin Tkatchenko describing the allian... Read More