SPC strengthens climate action capacity in FSM through facilitating agents’ training
The Pacific Community (SPC) Micronesian Regional Office has successfully delivered a targeted capacity-building workshop for
Resilience
Tuvalu calls for “transformational change” at GEF Assembly
TUVALU’S Minister for Environment, Maina Vakafua Talia, has urged governments and partners at the 8th Assembly of the Global
Samoa presses for easier climate funding as 2030 deadline nears
SAMOA wants the Global Environment Facility Assembly to simplify and expand climate and environmental financing for small island
PACNEWS THREE, 02 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Quad’s Fiji port plan will challenge China’s Pacific supply-chain dominance2. FIJI — Pasifika for Palestine Australia and APAN condemn Israeli Embassy opening in Fiji3.
PACNEWS TWO 02 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. TONGA — One in four Tongan children living in multidimensional poverty, new report finds2. SAMOA — PM Laauli says youth being ‘used’ by drug cartels after Samoans charged in
PACNEWS SPORTS, 02 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — New Zealand government in talks to save rugby’s Moana Pasifika2. RUGBY — Flying Fijians name 32-man squad for Nations Championship3. RUGBY — Peceli Yato: The Epic Return
PACNEWS TWO, 01 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — Global temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency2. FIJI — Melanesian Arts festival plans put on hold3. CNMI — Radiation survivors advocate bats for CNMI
PACNEWS ONE, 28 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Announcement of Quad support towards Fiji’s national development priorities welcomed2. FIJI — Fiji opens door to redemption3. SOL — Sogavare supports affordable education
COSPPac3 Annual Session ends in Palau, setting direction for next steps
Koror, Palau — 22 May 2026 — The Republic of Palau hosted the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific Phase 3
Fiji Launches Initiative to Strengthen Early WarningSystems for All
Suva, Fiji: Fiji has joined a landmark multi-country initiative to strengthen early warning systems for climate-related
New toolkit aims to strengthen Fiji business resilience
FIJI’S business community has been urged to strengthen its disaster preparedness and recovery plans following the
Tonga strengthens community-led housing resilience approach
TONGA is strengthening its community-led housing and resilience approach, with Habitat for Humanity and its partners highlighting
Fiji leads housing resilience shift
FIJI is marking five years of community-led housing and resilience work under Habitat for Humanity’s Pacific
Special FFMM Session Endorses Regional Response Mechanism under the Biketawa Declaration
Honiara, Solomon Islands: Forum Foreign Ministers convened virtually on Friday, 22 May 2026, for a Special
Sokehs Municipal Government in Pohnpei State secures a USD375,020 Grant from the Green Climate Fund to strengthen coastal protection and climate resilience
Sokehs Municipality, Pohnpei State – The Sokehs Municipal Government, in partnership with the Pacific Community
Tourism resilient, but air access still a challenge: SPTO
RESILIENT is how Chris Crocker of the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) described the industry citing data that shows
UNESCO hails Fiji Museum’s role in protecting Pacific heritage
UNESCO used International Museum Day 2026 to praise the Fiji Museum and its partners for helping safeguard the country’s cultural
Australia’s 4Rs and development cooperation
DEVELOPMENT cooperation is no longer the soft edge of foreign policy. It is now uniquely suited to
Nausori monument marks Girmit legacy
THE refurbished Syria Monument at Syria Park in Nausori was unveiled today to honour the lives and sacrifices of the
From the bus stand to the classroom
IT’S good to be important, but it's more important to be good. Words of wise counsel and encouragement from a father to his
PACNEWS TWO, 13 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tuvalu to launch historic first National Ocean Policy on World Ocean Day2. PACIFIC — Tonga to launch National Ocean Policy in 20263. PACIFIC — Palau pushes blue economy
Pacific’s $6 billion fuel problem takes centre stage in Moresby
THE Pacific’s dependence on imported fuel is costing the region more than money. It is driving up food prices
Pacific faces brutal energy truth
IF we’re not at the table, we’re not on the menu.It is a sharp line that captures the urgency Pacific leaders are feeling as
