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12/10/2026

TONGAN singer-songwriter Mia Kami performed a live, national-anthem-style song about hope, unity, and overcoming adversity at the Australia-Pacific Partnership for COP31 event earlier this month.



๐ŸŽฅ : Australia-Pacific Partnership for COP31

PAPUA New Guinea has pledged PGK25 million (about AUD7.95 million) to support Tuvaluโ€™s land reclamation efforts over the...
12/10/2026

PAPUA New Guinea has pledged PGK25 million (about AUD7.95 million) to support Tuvaluโ€™s land reclamation efforts over the next five years as the island nation faces rising sea levels and climate change.

PNG Prime Minister James Marape announced the commitment of PGK5 million (about AUD$1.59 million) annually, starting this year, during a joint press conference with Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo.

Read More: https://bit.ly/47xW0zb

FIJI has pledged USD$10 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), as Pacific leaders and international partners ...
12/10/2026

FIJI has pledged USD$10 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), as Pacific leaders and international partners step up efforts to secure climate financing ahead of COP31.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka announced the contribution during the high-level event, Turning Climate Finance into Community Resilience, at the Pacific Pre-COP31 meetings in Nadi.

Read More: https://bit.ly/4igeZ7i

TUVALU has called on the international community to unite behind countries on the frontline of climate change, following...
12/10/2026

TUVALU has called on the international community to unite behind countries on the frontline of climate change, following the adoption of the Taku Pakasoa Declaration at the Pacific Pre-COP31 meetings in Nadi.

Tuvaluโ€™s Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Maina Vakafua Talia, delivered the message as the meetings concluded last week, with the declaration adopted on October 6.

Read More: https://bit.ly/4zsxjzZ

| AS China continues to show its intent to expand the Belt and Road Initiative, the United States and Australia have b...
10/10/2026

| AS China continues to show its intent to expand the Belt and Road Initiative, the United States and Australia have been forced to respond.

In Saipan, the US is rebuilding a wharf which was part of Japanโ€™s military infrastructure and imperial expansion post-World War I. It has upgraded airfields in Palau and the Marshall Islands, allowing bombers and other systems to be stationed closer to China.

On Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, the US helped its Australian allies to upgrade a patrol boat and training base. These facilities form part of the US second line of defence against Chinaโ€™s strategic ambitions in the Pacific.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Read More in our latest issue: https://bit.ly/4AQxdUa

PACIFIC countries and international partners pledged funds to a region-led climate facility, while Australia announced a...
09/10/2026

PACIFIC countries and international partners pledged funds to a region-led climate facility, while Australia announced a separate $3 million project to help protect Pacific infrastructure and communities from climate impacts.

The pledges to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), which aims to direct funds to communities without foreign debt, included $10 million from Fiji and $1.1 million from the Solomon Islands.

Read More: https://bit.ly/4dv8P0n

PACIFIC Island ministers have begun discussing a regional roadmap to move away from fossil fuels, seeking to turn the re...
09/10/2026

PACIFIC Island ministers have begun discussing a regional roadmap to move away from fossil fuels, seeking to turn the regionโ€™s long-standing call for a fossil-fuel-free Pacific into a plan for energy security and economic independence.

The proposal was discussed at a high-level event at pre-COP31 in Fiji, where ministers and regional representatives reaffirmed a vision of 100 per cent renewable energy.

Read More: https://bit.ly/4hBcAUz

| BUILDING in the Pacific can cost more than the materials listed on a supplierโ€™s invoice. For island countries, const...
08/10/2026

| BUILDING in the Pacific can cost more than the materials listed on a supplierโ€™s invoice. For island countries, construction projects face long supply chains, limited shipping services, small markets, and shortages of skilled workers โ€“ challenges that can add cost and time before a project is completed. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says construction projects across the Pacific face risks linked to remote locations, natural hazards, underdeveloped ports, unreliable shipping, heavy reliance on imported materials and labour shortages. For countries spread across thousands of kilometres of ocean, getting materials to a project site can be a project in itself.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Read More in our latest issue: https://bit.ly/4yhoyrr

08/10/2026

| โ€œI DREAM of growing up in Tuvalu, and I dream of raising my family here.โ€

Earlier this week, Pacific leaders gathered in Funafuti for a special event ahead of COP31. Year 8 student Meleluisi Sokotia shared what children in Tuvalu stand to lose: the chance to learn, play, and grow up safely in the place they call home.

โ€œWe are not asking for pity, we are asking for help and partnership.โ€

She urged people to protect Tuvaluโ€™s schools, homes and water systems.

โ€œSave Tuvalu to save the world.โ€



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