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US President meets with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders

Posted on 28 September 2023

On Monday, Pacific Island Forum leaders gathered at the White House to meet US President Joe Biden, the second summit of this kind in the past year. At the meeting, Biden provided…
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Tuvalu acknowledges key local issues in constitution amendment

Posted on 28 September 2023

Earlier this month, Simon Kofe, Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, announced the Constitution of Tuvalu Act 2023. This is a part of the Tuvalu Constitutional Review Project, which was implemented…
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NZ Foreign Affairs Minister speaks to Pacific geopolitics at UN General Assembly

Posted on 28 September 2023

The United Nations High-Level Week 2023, the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, has just concluded in New York. The summit included the General Debate, the SDG summit, and many…
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New Prime Minister elected in Vanuatu

Posted on 06 September 2023

Earlier this week, Sato Kilman, leader of the People’s Progressive Party in Vanuatu, was elected as Vanuatu Prime Minister for the fifth time in Port Vila.
 
This comes following Prime Minister…
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Pacific youth climate activist supports new UN General Comment on Children’s Rights

Posted on 06 September 2023

Last week, the Committee on the Rights of the Child released a new guidance in form of a General Comment, which has “affirmed children’s right to live in a clean,…
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Ongoing recovery and extended state of emergency following Bougainville eruption

Posted on 24 August 2023

Last Wednesday it was voted in that the State of Emergency, declared after last month’s eruption of Mount Bagana on the island of Bougainville, has been extended for a maximum two…
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Divided Pacific as Japan releases treated nuclear wastewater 

Posted on 24 August 2023

This morning, Japan will begin the process of releasing over 1.3 million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. This water has been accumulating since the Fukushima plant was destroyed…
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Forum Economic Minister Meeting commences in Fiji

Posted on 10 August 2023

The Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) began in Suva yesterday, a two day summit which brings together Pacific Finance and Economic Ministers from across the region. Themed “Our Pacific Way -Prosperity for…
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Pacific leaders convene for Regional Forum in Fiji

Posted on 07 August 2023

Pacific leaders came together early last week for the 2023 CSO Regional Forum held in Suva, allowing leaders to engage with the policy landscape in the region.
 
An important aspect of the meeting is bringing…
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French Embassy to be established in Samoa

Posted on 07 August 2023

It has been announced that a French Embassy will be opening in Apia, the first in the Polynesian region.
 
France and Samoa have released a joint statement expressing that after decades of diplomatic relations, the…
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