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U.S warns Pacific facing growing threat from drug cartels

Fiji, Oct. 30 -- The United States has warned that drug cartels and narcoterrorist groups are expanding their reach into the Pacific, urging greater regional attention and stronger law enforcement coo... Read More


Pacific civil society calls for suspension of Israel's Forum partnership

Fiji, Oct. 30 -- A coalition of Pacific civil society organisations is calling on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to suspend engagement with Israel, arguing that the partnership undermines the region's ... Read More


Ukraine gains sectoral partner status in Pacific Islands Forum

Fiji, Oct. 30 -- Ukraine has been granted sectoral partner status in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), opening a new channel for cooperation with Pacific countries on food security, digital governance,... Read More


Fiji backs UN call to end U.S embargo on Cuba, citing Charter and humanitarian concerns

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- Fiji has defended its vote in favour of ending the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, saying its position is grounded in the United Nations Charter... Read More


GCF invests US$15m in Pacific climate businesses fund

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- A US$15 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) investment will help establish a US$60 million fund to finance locally owned businesses protecting reefs and strengthening climate-resilient l... Read More


Pacific nations emit less than 0.03 percent of the world's greenhouse gases, yet pay the highest climate price

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- The Pacific Islands are home to some of the world's most extraordinary natural assets. From the tropical forests of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to the coral reefs, mangroves... Read More


GCF approves US$250m grant for climate resilience in 14 Pacific countries

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- Fourteen Pacific Island countries will benefit from a US$1.06 billion regional climate programme backed by a US$250 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) grant to strengthen infrastructure... Read More


Fiji Defence Minister Tikoduadua calls on nuclear test nations to help fund veterans' care

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- Fiji Defence and Veterans Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua has called on countries responsible for past nuclear testing in the Pacific to contribute financially towards the welfare of ... Read More


Tonga Christian group backs Israel's Pacific Islands Forum partnership

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- The Tonga branch of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) has welcomed Israel's inclusion as a Pacific Islands Forum partner, saying the relationship could create oppor... Read More


Small island, big ticker: Fiji aims to repeat history

Fiji, Oct. 29 -- Nine years after they turned the international game on its head by beating New Zealand in a World Cup quarter-final in Wellington, Bati captain Api Koroisau is adamant his young squad... Read More