THE Pacific has no shortage of security declarations. Still, turning them into action will require sustained political will, stronger regional coordination and a people-centred approach, panellists at a Forum side event in Palau have said.

IN Koror, Palau, Pacific leaders have been urged to move beyond regional commitments and deliver practical outcomes as the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Plenary Meeting gets underway.

PACIFIC leaders and development partners must move beyond strategic commitments and deliver practical action that improves the daily lives of Pacific people, a leading Palauan disability rights advocate has told a regional security forum.

For the women of the Ngrangmui Women’s Group in Palau, a small grant from the Pacific Resilience Facility helped buy equipment for the...

GUAM Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has called for Guam to be granted full membership of the Pacific Islands Forum, saying the island’s political status should not determine whether its voice is heard in the region.

PACIFIC governments and development partners must invest in a modern regional fisheries surveillance centre to counter changing illegal fishing practices and wider maritime security threats, Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Rick Houenipwela said.

MARSHALL Islands President Hilda C. Heine met Japan State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii on the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum, highlighting climate-resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, maritime cooperation and other priorities for strengthening…

SINGAPORE’S Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has floated the idea of a Pacific power grid linked to Australia, saying it could strengthen energy security, lower electricity costs and give small island states greater control over…