PACNEWS TWO 06 NOVEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COMMONWEALTH — US$118 billion spent to roll back women’s rights, Commonwealth report warns2. PACIFIC — El Nino exposes urgent need for climate resilient development: World Bank3.
Development
PACNEWS TWO 28 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific faces climate finance barriers as global action falls short2. PNG — Use Melanesian framework as guide on the political future of Bougainville: Marat3. FIJI — 2013
Briefs
THE Trump administration is moving ahead with a deep-sea mining auction off the coast of American Samoa, prompting a fresh legal
Bougainville landowners to decide next phase of Kongara exploration, president says
LANDOWNERS in Central Bougainville will decide whether exploration advances beyond initial drilling at the EL02 site,
PACNEWS THREE 26 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. VAN — Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration2. PACIFIC — Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS TWO, 23 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Israel’s UN votes against Pacific decolonisation – then claims welcome into Pacific family2. PACIFIC — Pacific support for Israel runs deep, says expert, as Forum move
PACNEWS THREE, 21 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong2. PNG — PNG, Australia deepen alliance with new health, security and digital
PACNEWS ONE, 21 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — 430 million face hypertension threat in Western Pacific2. PNG — More PNG citizens able to enlist in Australian military3. PACIFIC — Israel granted request to become
PACNEWS THREE, 20 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Australia, PNG to turn new alliance into defence and economic action2. A/SAMOA — U.S takes final step to award first seabed mineral lease sale in American Samoa3. PALAU —
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, 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 TWO, 15 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — U.S strengthens Fiji’s cyber defences amid warnings over China-linked threats2. SOL — Dick Stanley Pirione sworn in as Solomon Islands Ombudsman3. AUST — Palau
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
Electricity access must be built into the Pacific’s energy transition
THE World Bank Group report, toward a Secure, Affordable, and Resilient Energy Future: Roadmaps for the Pacific Islands, ranks
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
Briefs
American Samoa AMERICAN Samoa Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula has submitted formal comments to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding a proposed deep-sea mining lease, stating that commercial
Time to rethink history
WHEN Ratu Seru Cakobau ceded Fiji to Queen Victoria in 1874, he did so for reasons which were practical but intensely
PACNEWS THREE, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Vanuatu raises West Papua rights, Kanaky decolonisation, Matthew and Hunter dispute at UN2. PACIFIC — Pacific newsrooms urged to keep AI dependency in check3. SOL —
PACNEWS ONE, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1.PACIFIC — Samoa calls for climate finance reform as island states face mounting pressures2. PACIFIC — Fiji to ‘hold the line’ on 1.5°C at Pre-COP313. SOL — Solomon Islands
