Pacific nations seek stronger sea-level protection
PACIFIC nations have called for stronger legal protections, more climate finance, and urgent emissions cuts after adopting a
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PACNEWS TWO, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. VAN — Vanuatu PM says government remains stable amid leadership challenge claims2. PACIFIC — Washington warnings mount as four Pacific nations risk loss of US aid3. FIJI — SODELPA
PACNEWS ONE, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific churches reject U.S call to end UN decolonisation mandate2. PACIFIC — Chair Skea warns against excluding vulnerable nations from IPCC decisions3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS THREE, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — U.S calls for end to UN decolonisation committee, criticises Pacific visits2. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders must turn climate promises into action at COP31: Former Fiji Ambassador to
PACNEWS TWO, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific children face online safety risks as internet access expands2. COOKS — Warnings in place as Wati bears down on southern Cook Islands3. FIJI — SODELPA wants Fiji
PACNEWS ONE, 19 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PALAU — ‘Our choice, not yours’: Palau President stares down China over Taiwan threats2. UN — IPCC suspends climate talks as key decisions remain unresolved3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags2. FIJI — Fij PM rules out extending Constitution consultation period3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS TWO, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Islands hit hardest by food and fuel shock, IMF says2. PACIFIC — IMF warns Pacific, low-income Asian economies face growth downgrades3. PACIFIC — Guam, CNMI brace
PACNEWS ONE, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — After U.S accuses Fijian of corruption for China, experts warn of region-wide network2. PACIFIC — Australian sea drones to combat Pacific drug crime3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — New Zealand scores poorly on health protection in climate plans, Timor-Leste among top performers2. PACIFIC — SPC climate programme records US$129.9 million in new funding
PACNEWS ONE, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC— Pacific head rebukes Australia’s focus on pre-COP costs2. PNG — PNG MPs given two days to debate Bougainville referendum results3. FIJI — Fiji Coalition partner NFP
PACNEWS THREE, 14 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific nations warn UN sea-level rise declaration falls short2. NZ — Former NZ PM Clark criticises New Zealand for abstaining on UN pandemic declaration3. FIJI — Up to
PACNEWS ONE, 14 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘Long memory’: Pacific faces decades of global warming2. PACIFIC — Pacific calls for stronger support as shipping moves towards alternative fuels3. FIJI
PACNEWS THREE, 13 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Jake White appointed Flying Fijians head coach2. PACIFIC — Marshall Islands warns climate change could expose Pacific war explosives3. FIJI — U.S warns of suspected
PACNEWS TWO, 13 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — UN adopts pandemic declaration despite U.S opposition2. PNG — PNG election preparations face staffing, audit and legal challenges3. TOKELAU — Tokelau reefs showing widespread
PACNEWS ONE, 13 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific partner pact boosts police, not military ties2. PACIFIC — El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies3. NIUE — ‘Imminent
PACNEWS TWO, 12 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Taiwan highlights Fiji ties, commits US$3m to Pacific resilience2. UN — COP31 host Country Agreement enters into force, strengthens inclusion and accommodation safeguards3.
PACNEWS ONE, 12 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — China’s Pacific Island ties not part of ‘geopolitical rivalry’, Wang Yi says2. PACIFIC — Pacific meteorological directors coordinate regional cyclone outlook ahead of
PACNEWS TWO, 09 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders call for urgent climate action in Taku Pakasoa Declaration2. PACIFIC — Pacific Pre-COP puts 1.5°C, climate finance and ocean at centre of COP313. PACIFIC
PACNEWS ONE, 09 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tuvalu urges COP31 to deliver action, not procedural debates2. PACIFIC — Pacific Pre-COP puts small Island states at centre of COP31: Bowen3. PACIFIC — Pacific needs
PACNEWS THREE, 08 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — COP31 President pushes for climate finance and action as Pacific warns of existential threat2. PACIFIC — Pacific moves from climate warnings to action ahead of COP313. PACIFIC
PACNEWS TWO, 08 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Climate Finance must reach the Pacific faster: Green Climate Fund chief2. PACIFIC — Caribbean backs Pacific stand on 1.5C, sovereignty and climate finance3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS ONE, 08 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific demands climate action as 1.5C limit comes under threat: UN deputy SG2. PACIFIC — France urges big emitters to act as Pacific pushes climate agenda ahead of COP313.
