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Pacific unity key as global competition intensifies: Forum Chair Manele

Fiji, Sept. 10 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has told Forum Leaders the Pacific must never be treated as a playground for outside powers, stressing that solidarity is the region's ... Read More


Pacific Islands Leaders back Australia' s bid to host COP31

Fiji, Sept. 10 -- Leaders from the Pacific Islands Forum have officially endorsed Australia's bid to host the 31st UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31) in 2026. In a statement released... Read More


Pacific pushes to lock in maritime boundaries, secure 100 percent ocean management

Fiji, Sept. 10 -- The Pacific is closing in on finalising its maritime boundaries and securing permanent ocean entitlements, with regional leaders warned that delays carry real risks for sovereignty, ... Read More


Pacific CSOs demand stronger role in regional decisions, warn against shrinking civic space

Fiji, Sept. 10 -- Pacific civil society leaders have called on Forum Leaders to institutionalise their role in regional decision-making, warning that shrinking civic space threatens democracy, transpa... Read More


Solomon Islands and Fiji seal security pact to strengthen Melanesian solidarity

Fiji, Sept. 10 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has hailed the signing of a new security agreement with Fiji, calling it a deepening of Melanesian solidarity and a safeguard for natio... Read More


Forum Chair Manele warns unresolved maritime borders threaten Pacific sovereignty

Fiji, Sept. 10 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has called on Pacific nations to move quickly to settle outstanding maritime boundaries and advance 100 percent ocean management. He s... Read More


Bougival Project a "setback" for Kanak self-determination: FLNKS warns MSG Chair Rabuka

Fiji, Sept. 9 -- The pro-independence Front de Liberation Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) has written to Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Chair and Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, warning t... Read More


Pacific voices concern over carbon market impacts on Oceans and Communities

Fiji, Sept. 9 -- Pacific climate and community groups are urging leaders at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara to rethink the expansion of carbon markets into marine environments, warning that ... Read More


Solomon Islands PM assumes Forum leadership, Pushes regional unity

Fiji, Sept. 9 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has officially assumed the role of Pacific Islands Forum Chair, calling on leaders to unite and tackle the region's critical challenges ... Read More


Tonga PM bids farewell as Forum Chair, calls for unity and resilience

Fiji, Sept. 9 -- Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Tonga Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke opened the 54th Leaders Meeting in Honiara with a message of unity, resilience, and gratitude, recall... Read More