Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 7 July
PALM 9 Last week, the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum met with the Prime Minister of Japan and other government officials for the… Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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The urgency of action: Lessons for COP26 from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Pacific
The upcoming Glasgow COP26 is pivotal. Countries are expected to significantly enhance their commitments on reducing greenhouse emissions—“ratcheting up ambition”, in COP parlance—in order to… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 30 June
Political impasse in Samoa gets closer to resolution It looks like the long and drawn-out political impasse in Samoa is nearing a resolution. On Monday… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 23 June
Vanuatu political drama continues The political wrangling in Vanuatu continues. On Friday the Supreme Court ruled against a claim by 19 MPs from the… Read More
Meet the Mackay South Sea Islander Communities
The city of Mackay, located on the east coast of Australia, is situated 930km north of Brisbane and marks the beginning of North Queensland. Known… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 June
Covid concerns rise in Fiji In Fiji, concerns about the current wave of COVID-19 infections continue to rise. Friday of last week saw the… Read More
Pacific Pawa: Understanding how power differs in the context of Pacific climate diplomacy
For a long time, we’ve considered power as brute strength—as this ability that individuals and institutions have to influence people and circumstances. And in international… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 June
Vanuatu Parliament descends into political chaos After a period of rising tension and rancour in the Vanuatu Parliament, things came to a head with a… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 June
Fiji struggles to manage the latest COVID-19 outbreak In Fiji, the number of cases of COVID-19 infections is rising. As of Monday evening, there… Read More
The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)’ early advocacy on climate and security at the United Nations
As part of our Road to COP26 series, Fulori Manoa looks back at the work done by Pacific countries to get climate change onto the global security agenda. Read More
