Pacific youth adopt climate demands ahead of COP31
PACIFIC youth have adopted a unified climate statement calling for action to protect the 1.5°C survival threshold, deliver accessible
Advocacy
PACNEWS TWO, Monday 7 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tuvalu to host Pacific Civil Society Dialogue ahead of pre-COP312. PACIFIC — Beyond 1.5°C: Pacific warns the bill will be paid in food, fisheries and record lost revenue3.
A milestone in Canberra, a voice across oceans
Earlier this February, in a moment both personal and profound, internationally acclaimed poet and Marshall Islands climate envoy
From the Amazon to the Pacific: Frontliners Assess COP30 and the Road to Turkey
After COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the next summit will move to Antalya in November 2026, where Turkey will host and Australia will
Fighting for Survival
FROM the moment she was appointed to represent Fiji at the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, 19-year-old Ailava Samuels faced the very online negativity against which she
No negotiation
THE Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum focuses on ensuring the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is implemented across Commonwealth member
We Say
THE rising number of teenage pregnancies in the Pacific is an issue which must be addressed in an innovative
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia joins global “Lungs of the Earth” campaign ahead of COP30
IN the lead-up to COP30 this year, the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is involved in a global call for environmental action and advocacy called Lungs of the Earth. Together with other Anglican
You cannot pour from an ‘Empty Cup’
THE Pacific is uniting voices for social change at the Pacific Social Work Symposium in Fiji, where social work professionals, advocates, and community leaders come together to discuss social justice and
Solomon Islands removes menstrual product taxes
THE Solomon Islands has abolished all taxes on menstrual products, becoming the first Pacific nation to combat period
Uto sailors offer prayers
CREW of Fiji’s Uto Ni Yalo canoe offered prayers in Honiara after completing a 15-day voyage from Suva with a multinational
Call to W Papua action
CIVIL society advocates urge Pacific Islands Forum leaders to address West Papua at this week’s Honiara
