Category: Pacific News

KINGSTON (PACNEWS) — The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, has warned that the future of deep-sea governance hangs in the balance, urging member states to “prioritise protection over plunder” as the Council opened its 30th session in Kingston. “As we gather to shape the future of the deep seabed, let us […]

MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands […]

KOROR, (TEAM UP) — In a milestone for sport in the region, safeguarding is being integrated into every aspect of a Pacific Games for the first time, from pre-Games training to on-ground support during the event.  This year’s Pacific Mini Games in Palau feature close to 2,000 athletes and officials representing 23 national and territorial […]

By Sanjeshni Kumar SUVA/SEVILLE (PASIFIKA ENVIRONEWS/PACNEWS) — During the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) urged world leaders to prioritise the Debt Sustainability Support Service (DSSS) as a concrete response to the unique challenges facing the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), describing it as essential for the […]

HAGÅTÑA (GUAM DAILY POST/MARIANAS VARIETY) — Guam’s push for United Nations recognition of its decolonisation efforts has gained momentum with recent amendments to its resolution, but the territory faces significant challenges ahead as it seeks approval for a visiting mission from the Trump administration. Melvin Won Pat-Borja, executive director of Guam’s Commission on Decolonisation, told […]

ALOFI/KOROR (RNZ PACIFIC) —Team Niue is not competing at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Both the Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association and the Pacific Games Council confirmed to RNZ Pacific on Wednesday that Niue pulled out of the event in May. “It is just too expensive,” general secretary Sidney Lui said […]