Pandemics, climate shocks, unsafe food interconnected - WHO regional director

Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala speaking at the Fale Pasifika. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai The World Health Organisation regional director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, has told a medical conference in Papua New Guinea that...

Is Maldives Sinking? What Happens If The Islands Submerge, Does The Nation Cease To Exist?

Last Updated:September 10, 2025, 12:42 IST With 80% land less than a metre above sea level, Maldives is not just facing erosion; it is staring at existential erasure. It may not 'sink' tomorrow, but its essence could fade For Maldives, where the...

OPINION | Protection in an unpredictable region

I still remember a question asked during the 2023 Australasian AID Conference, where I spoke on the panel Cash Transfers and Social Protection Programs: South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. “What is the best social protection program a...

EU unveils multimillion-dollar Pacific aid package, including $70m to French territories

EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela addressing the first EU-Pacific Business Forum in Fiji on Friday 5 September 2025. Photo: Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific French Pacific Overseas Countries and Territories...

UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered Gaza (World)

Photo: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File FILE - Wasem Attiya pushes his father, Mohamed, 54, in a wheelchair as they head to Shifa hospital in Gaza City for a dialysis session, Monday, April 14, 2025. A team of human rights experts has faulted the...

Pacific Girl and UNICEF collaborate to empower adolescent girls and boys across the Pacific

The Pacific Girl programme, part of the Human Rights and Social Development Youth Desk at the Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with UNICEF, is leading a transformative approach to gender equality by engaging both adolescent girls and boys...

Fiji, Marshall Islands strengthen bilateral ties

AS Pacific Islands Forum presidents and prime ministers hold their annual leaders retreat this Thursday, they’ll be briefed on regional engagement with donors and partners by a group of regional veterans – the High-Level Political Talanoa....

Australia sends help for dengue

An Australian medical team and dengue test kits are part of the assistance from the Albanese government to Samoa and the Pacific to respond to the dengue outbreak. Australia is providing more than AU$1 million in assistance to respond to current...

Truck driver on phone killed migrant season worker

By Tracy Neal, Open Justice multimedia journalist Kaiea Taubakoa arrived in New Zealand last year from the small Pacific nation of Kiribati to tend orchards and vineyards. It was his second season enduring a cold winter as his family’s sole...

80 years since the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific

On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered . Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea. Authors Stacey Pizzino Lecturer, School of Public Health,...

Hawaii’s Case aims to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

Ed Case WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between the United...

U.S. House passes Hawaii reps PARTNER Act

(Washington, DC) — U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i – First) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between...

'She was just wailing': Friends had to tell RSE worker's mum he had been killed in a crash

Kaiea Taubakoa arrived in New Zealand last year from the small Pacific nation of Kiribati to tend orchards and vineyards. It was his second season enduring a cold winter as his family’s sole breadwinner. But he never returned to them. The shy...

Case proposal advances to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

File PC: (June 12, 2024) Office of Congressman Ed Case via YouTube US Rep. Ed Case announced that the US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen...

Nauru Airlines starts flights to Clark in Philippines

Nauru Airlines has announced a further network expansion with the addition of services to Clark in the Philippines. “Adding the Republic of the Philippines to our network is a key development for us,” said Robert Eoe, CEO of Nauru Airlines. “Clark...

Making sure Australia’s groundwater is secured for generations to come

Imagine not having enough water to drink, to take a shower, or to grow food that feeds the country; imagine if supermarket shelves ran empty again, reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic. That could become the reality if Australia’s groundwater...

US launches largest multilateral exercise hosted in Sri Lanka this year

The United States, on Monday, launched PACIFIC ANGEL (Pac Angel) 25, the largest multilateral exercise hosted in Sri Lanka this year. U.S. Defense Attaché Lt. Col. Matthew House joined Sri Lanka Air Force leaders to open the exercise at the...

No waiting as Pacific leads

A GAME-CHANGING commitment has been forged in the Pacific Region with European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, boldly declaring a new era of partnership. With an investment strategy in focus in the Pacific...

Clark hosts direct flights to Palau

Elijah Felice Rosales - The Philippine Star September 9, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Nauru’s flag carrier is now operating weekly flights between Palau and Clark, in a move that expands the airline’s reach in Southeast Asia and scales up...

80 Years After WWII Ended, a Deadly Legacy Remains in the Pacific

[By Stacey Pizzino and Bryan G. Fry] On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea. Nowhere is this more...