The Australian Government will rebuild several schools in Ra and on Koro Island as part of its contribution to Fiji’s recovery and reconstruction following Tropical Cyclone Winston. Australia’s...
Fiji + 1 more
Fiji + 1 more
The Australian Government will rebuild several schools in Ra and on Koro Island as part of its contribution to Fiji’s recovery and reconstruction following Tropical Cyclone Winston. Australia’s...
Women who make up about 49 percent of the Fijian population, are the most disadvantaged and negatively affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston. This is according to the Government’s Post Disaster Needs...
The macroeconomic impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji is expected to be substantial given the significant damage incurred. This is particularly to key sectors, such as housing, transport,...
Samoa + 1 more
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi and the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Masakazu Hamachi, will sign the exchange of notes for the Pacific Climate Change...
Solomon Islands + 2 more
The Solomon Islands Government most senior official responsible for the drawdown of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) is very optimistic that the country will be safe and...
Five refugees from the Regional Processing Centre in Manus will be identified and made known to the court next Monday (July 25) to undergo a test case of resettlement in the country. Lawyer Ben...
The Pacific Community is working with the Government of Tuvalu this week to formulate the country’s first national action plan for human rights which brings together Tuvalu’s existing commitments...
As Fiji is susceptible to high intensity cyclones such as Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston, the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management will have $1million...
Distribution of drought relief food to remote outer islands in the Marshall Islands started this week, with the government vessel MV Kwajalein being loaded with thousands of pounds of food for a...
Certain parts of Papua New Guinea are still facing food shortage months after the drought hit the country, according to Dr Mike Bourke of the Australian National University. He told The National that...
Kiribati + 4 more
New Zealand aid money going into the Pacific is making a real difference, but there are still huge challenges in the region, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says. McCully has just led the annual...
Fiji + 1 more
The Fijian and Indonesian Government have partnered for Disaster Risk Management. The two government representatives Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This will allow for knowledge sharing...
Kiribati + 1 more
New Zealand is urgently looking for ways to help as rising sea levels in central Pacific islands like Kiribati becomes more of a problem. It is estimated that by 2050, up to 54 per cent of the main...
A report on Climate Financing and Risk Governance Assessment (CFRGA) for Tonga, was launched by Tatafu Moeaki, the CEO for Tonga’s Ministry of Finance and National Planning on Monday. The 152 pages...
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Moresby, PNG The European Union's Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica and Fiji's Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama today signed an...
Indonesia + 3 more
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has been presented with the West Papua Fact Finding Mission Report titled "We Will Lose Everything" by PIANGO’s executive director, Emele Duituturaga. Duituturaga...
World + 1 more
Fijian Prime Minister Vorereqe Bainimarama has appealed to world leaders attending the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Turkey to give climate change adaptation funding the...
From outer space they are tiny and isolated dots on the oceans, green and brown pinpricks on a vast canvas of blue. But at the global climate talks, the coalition of countries classed as small island...
The Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) is looking to lift water restrictions after rains in the past weeks help alleviate drought conditions across Palau. According to the new water-rationing...
Micronesia + 5 more
By Makereta Komai in Frankfurt, Germany Six Pacific Island Countries will receive a 100 percent increase in their annual grants from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), from next year. This has been...