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MJCA Building in Mulinu’u. [Photo by Samoa Observer]
PEI: Pacific Island governments have reinforced their commitment to energy transition action and strengthened sustainable energy goals within updated nationally…
The five Micronesian members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have officially withdrawn their membership of the PIF after the…
French Polynesia continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the Pacific, with the current total recorded at 18,060 according to figures published by the Pacific Data Hub. As of January, 131 people have died in French Polynesia from Covid-19.
APIA: Today, leaders of the Pacific will decide who will be the next Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum…
[Devex] : I have followed the ongoing tug of war between opposing sides of the deep-sea mining debate and was…
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, has recognised current Miss Solomon Islands, Ms. Gladys Habu, as…
Next Wednesday, 3 February, leaders from 18 Pacific states and territories will convene online for a Pacific Islands Forum “Special” Leaders Retreat. The agenda is a brief one – to appoint a new Secretary General of the Forum to replace the formidable Dame Meg Taylor, whose six-year tenure expired in January.
The role is one of the most coveted and important positions in the Pacific. The Secretary General is both the chief bureaucrat and diplomat, with oversight spanning across all Pacific regional organisations as Chair of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific. The Secretary General has responsibility for both enhancing Pacific regionalism and advocating for the Pacific on a global stage, reporting directly to the leaders of Forum members, and is also entitled to a seat at the table during regional negotiations.
The intense focus on data technology, data sharing and data science in the Pacific islands as of late has promised…
Indigenous Samoan climate leaders are featured in the documentary ‘Finding Hope: Samoa’ by Greenpeace Australia to be released in March…
After a long four years of climate funding extraction and decline in political prioritization of the climate crisis in the Pacific under the US Trump Administration, the Pacific region has now collectively heaved a sigh of relief with the incoming pro-science President Joe Biden.
