Pacific to IMO: Fast-track the Net-Zero fund or fail

Pacific leaders are calling for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to fast-track setting up its Net-Zero Fund (NZF), warning that without urgent action the Organisation will fail to deliver on its own commitment to contribute to a Just...

Japan boosts Pacific alliances as global confidence in US wanes

As trust in the United States fades globally, one of its closest allies, Japan, is actively seeking to strengthen its ties with countries in the Pacific and Asia regions. Concerns over trade disagreements, security pressures, and political...

Pacific Islands Youth Group Wins Prize For Climate Legal Action

Stockholm, Sweden--A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) received the Right Livelihood prize on Wednesday, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also...

Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum

The Most Revd Sione Uluilakepa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia blessed the voyage Uto ni Yalo Trust / Anglican Diocese of Polynesia A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed...

Pacific islands youth group wins prize for climate action

A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have received the Right Livelihood prize, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also honoured Sudan's humanitarian...

Diplomatic Snub of 77 Countries at the United Nations: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Mass Boycott Over Gaza Onslaught

In a moment that encapsulated the deepening fissures in global diplomacy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, only to address a chamber that had been...

FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban

Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...

Henley Passport Index: Visa-Free Countries For Indians Rise To 59

Visa-Free Countries For Indians Rise To 59 As Passport Strength Improves: Full List Inside There’s good news for Indian travellers! According to the Henley Passport Index 2025, the Indian passport has made a significant leap—rising from 85th to...

An entire country is shifting to Australia, as first planned migration is underway

Tuvalu, a small island country in the Pacific Ocean, is preparing to carry out the world’s first planned migration of an entire nation. According to a Wired report, the migration is because of rising sea levels with multiple studies suggesting...

The World's Least Visited Country is Sinking into the Sea

The most popular tourist destinations are, unsurprisingly, large, well-known countries. France, Spain, and the United States see hundreds of millions of visitors annually. Nations at the bottom of the list are a little more obscure, but Tuvalu is...

Developing nations accuse rich countries of broken climate promises at UN

NEW YORK: Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the United Nations General Assembly that they are falling far short of promises to fund measures to combat rising sea levels, droughts and deforestation....

Developing countries accuse rich of broken climate promises at UN

Audio By Carbonatix By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the United Nations General Assembly that they are falling far short of promises to fund measures to...

This country begins the world’s first planned migration of an entire nation

Tuvalu, a remote island country in the central Pacific Ocean, is set to make history, though not in a way anyone hoped. Facing the existential threat of rising sea levels, it is preparing to carry out the world’s first planned relocation of its...

Why this Pacific nation is planning its own evacuation to Australia

Tuvalu’s future is disappearing into the ocean. This Pacific nation of nine coral atolls and just over 11,000 people sits, on average, two metres above sea level. For years, scientists have warned that rising oceans will eventually swallow large...

More elite hypocrisy at Climate Week NYC

Another Climate Week NYC, the annual global climate circus, where up to 85,000 virtue-signaling elites flock to Manhattan, overlaps with the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level schmooze-fest, drawing another 15,000 dignitaries.They gather...

Celebrating Achievements and Progress in the Division – August 2025

Halo Olaketa from the SPTO Division of Sustainable Tourism! We are excited to provide you with another monthly issue of key updates from the Pacific on sustainable and responsible tourism developments and successes. In this August issue, we take...

Australian government moves to axe legal rights for mass deportations to Nauru

Yesterday, for the second time this week, the Australian Labor government launched previously unannounced measures to overturn basic legal and democratic rights. Its immediate aim is to consign up to 400 former immigration detainees to the...

Pacific Islands will 'rise and fall' due to sea level rise - Trump official

1News US correspondent Logan Church spoke with Doanld Trump’s energy secretary, who said we should stop being so worried about climate change. Then he met a Prime Minister whose nation is being swallowed by the sea. There is no confidence like...

Netweaving the Soul of Pasifika Development

Introduction: Reconnecting with Our Pacific Soul Bula vinaka, talofa lava, malo e lelei, halo olgeta – warm Pacific greetings to you all. Esteemed leaders, respected elders, fellow academics, youth representatives, and civil society champions –...

Why Climate Visa Lottery Schemes Are Not the Answer

In July 2025, an astonishing 8,750 people of Tuvalu’s approximately 9,470 residents registered for a visa to Australia through the Falepili Mobility Pathway, a “climate visa” born out of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union. The treaty grants 280...