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Pacific must move faster on financial inclusion, Marshall Islands President Heine tells Ministers

Fiji, June 24 -- Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine has challenged Pacific finance ministers to accelerate efforts to improve financial inclusion, saying advances in connectivity and digital te... Read More


Forum Economic Ministers back regional action on energy crisis and economic inclusion

Fiji, June 24 -- Pacific finance ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger regional cooperation, energy security and economic resilience as they concluded the 2026 Forum Economic Minister... Read More


Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific Ministers to turn regional resilience plans into action amid global turmoil

Fiji, June 23 -- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has urged Pacific finance ministers to use worsening global conditions as an opportunity to strengthen regional resilience, saying t... Read More


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