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Australia, Turkiye to take forward presidency-led decision at COP31

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Australia and Turkiye will take forward a presidency-led decision at COP31 aimed at strengthening climate action and keeping the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature goal within reach. Aust... Read More


350.org urges COP31 to turn Pacific climate commitments into action

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Pacific climate advocates have called on Australia and Turkiye to deliver concrete action at COP31, warning that keeping the 1.5degC target within reach will require a rapid shift away... Read More


Tuvalu urges COP31 to deliver action, not procedural debates

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Tuvalu has urged countries heading to COP31 in Turkiye to move beyond negotiations and procedural disputes and make firm commitments to act now on the climate crisis. Tuvalu Climate C... Read More


Pacific needs climate action, not more promises: Tabuya

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Fiji has called on countries heading to COP31 in Turkiye to turn climate commitments into action, warning that Pacific communities cannot respond to worsening climate impacts with prom... Read More


Turkey says Pacific Pre-cop built momentum for COP31

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- Turkiye says the Pacific Pre-COP31 has built important momentum for COP31, with the incoming presidency promising to carry the spirit of dialogue and action from Fiji to the climate su... Read More


New Zealand Rugby takes the Australian Rugby League Commission to court over NRL using the Chiefs brand for its Papua New Guinea expansion side

Fiji, Oct. 9 -- The battle for the NRL's Papua New Guinea expansion side to be called the Chiefs is set to be decided by a judge after New Zealand Rugby filed proceedings in the NZ High Court. NZR sa... Read More


Tuvalu calls for faster climate finance to protect Pacific communities

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has called for faster and more accessible climate and disaster financing for Pacific Island countries, warning that delays in funding can cost lives an... Read More


Minamata survivor calls on countries to act on mercury pollution

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- Seventy years after one of Japan's worst industrial pollution disasters, a survivor is calling on countries yet to join the Minamata Convention on Mercury to do so and help protect peo... Read More


Pacific health voices call for climate finance and action ahead of COP31

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- Pacific health and climate officials are calling for urgent action, stronger climate finance and protection of the 1.5degC target as Pacific countries take their health concerns to the... Read More


'Funds for responding to Loss and Damage is not charity, it's a matter of justice'

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- Pacific Political Champion for climate-induced Loss and Damage, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, has a clear message to world leaders gathering in Fiji to prepare for COP31 in Turkiye ... Read More