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Pacific Leaders to decide new rules for regional partnerships

Fiji, Aug. 29 -- Pacific Islands Forum leaders are expected to decide next week where partners will sit within the Forum's regional architecture, with new guidelines potentially setting rules for acce... Read More


Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific media must ensure the region's stories are told by Pacific voices and from a Pacific perspective, Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa said as he opened the Pacific Islands Foru... Read More


Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific Islands Forum leaders will meet next week against a more challenging regional backdrop, with geopolitics, transnational crime, economic pressures, resilience and regional inte... Read More


Pacific leaders concerned over missile testing in the region

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa says missile testing in the Pacific is a concern for regional leaders, but any response must take into account the sovereig... Read More


Most Pacific leaders to attend Fiji pre-COP, Forum SG says

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Most Pacific Islands Forum leaders are expected to attend the pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji despite competing international commitments, Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says. Waqa tol... Read More


West Papua progress expected at Pacific Leaders' Meeting

Fiji, Aug. 28 -- Pacific Islands Forum Leaders are expected to receive an update on efforts to facilitate a visit by the UN Human Rights Commissioner to West Papua when they meet in Palau next week. ... Read More


Pacific governments warned of investor-state dispute risks linked to deep-sea mining

Fiji, Aug. 26 -- Pacific governments could face costly investor claims if they change environmental or regulatory policies around deep-sea mining, according to a new report warning that existing inves... Read More


Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules

Fiji, Aug. 25 -- Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework, according to a new... Read More


Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police

Fiji, Aug. 25 -- Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving police gr... Read More


Tonga PM calls for Pacific to turn economic ambition into action

Fiji, Aug. 25 -- Pacific Island countries have the ambition to build resilient and sustainable economies but need greater access to capital, expertise and technology to turn those goals into reality, ... Read More