India launches ‘celebration of future’ climate research centre at USP
By Joeli Bili in Suva
A partnership forged between the Indian government and the University of the South Pacific will see the establishment of a...
Memories of war haunt ‘slippery slope’ to a militarised Pacific
ANALYSIS: By Barbara Dreaver in Port Moresby
When I was growing up in Kiribati, then known as the Gilbert Islands, New Zealand divers came to...
‘Frustrated’ USP law students were catalyst for landmark UN climate vote
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
There was euphoria at the campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva in Fiji last Thursday...
UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change
RNZ Pacific
The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate...
Indonesia ‘makes humanitarianism illegal’ for West Papuans – 20 arrests claimed
Asia Pacific Report
Twenty West Papuans who were fundraising for the victims of tropical cyclones in Vanuatu were today arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura,...
Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball
By Hamish Cardwell
There is “is much to win by trying” to take action on climate change — that is a key finding in a...