The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests.
They are a magnet for tourism, which is vital for many of the countries' economies.
But the region's (...)
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has hailed ties with "big brother" Australia in a historic and closely watched speech in Canberra.
James Marape's address to Australia's parliament — the first by a Pacific Island leader — comes as Australia and (...)
Australia has offered refuge to citizens of Tuvalu because of the impacts of climate change, in a landmark pact. Tuvalu — a series of low-lying atolls in the Pacific — is among the nations most at risk from rising seas. It is home to 11,200 people (...)
During his visit to the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) headquarters in Riyadh today, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, met with SFD CEO Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad to discuss common development issues of mutual interest. They also (...)
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received today the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano.
At the outset of the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs conveyed to the Prime Minister the greetings of the (...)
Today, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, received Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy, during the Prime Minister of Tuvalu's official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi (...)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah received on Sunday the Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano.
At the outset of the meeting, Prince Faisal conveyed to the prime minister the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's prime minister revealed.
Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years — but emphasized that the move was (...)
With the livelihoods of about 40 percent of the world's population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference underway in Lisbon focused on strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, managing coastal ecosystems.
The (...)
Massive floods, devastating wildfires, and rising seas – along with the countless lives they take and livelihoods they upend – are realities many nations are already facing. Voices from the front lines of climate change and its impacts were center (...)
Pacific Island leaders speaking in the UN General Assembly on Saturday underlined the need for global solidarity, commitment and action to tackle COVID-19 and climate change, two crises which threaten sustainable development.
Referring to the recent (...)
Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has passed its peak, UN climate experts said on Tuesday. "Impacts on temperatures, (...)
Kausea Natano
Taneti Maamau
James Marape
Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa
NEW YORK — Facing constant threats from climate change and wary of the possible spread of COVID-19 to their shores, Pacific Island leaders on Friday touted their own environmental action (...)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres aims to draw up a global plan to fight a rising tide of hate speech, he said on Tuesday, during a visit to a New Zealand mosque where dozens of worshippers were killed in a mass shooting in (...)
From its inception in 1971 up to December 2018, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, has financed hundreds of development projects in the renewable energy sector around the world worth (...)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, sent a cable of congratulations to the Governor-General of Tuvalu, Iakopa Italeli Taeia, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.
The Crown (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to the Governor-General of Tuvalu, Iakopa Italeli Taeia, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.
On behalf of the people and (...)
SOMALI pirates in the Gulf of Aden were comprehensively defeated by the 27 countries of the Combined Maritime Forces of which Saudi Arabia has been an important member. But now the scourge appears to be returning and firm action is once again called (...)
Chinese navy ship supported by an Indian navy helicopter thwarted an attack on a Tuvalu-flagged merchant ship by suspected Somali pirates, India's defence ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reported
The OS 35 was reported to be under attack on (...)
Chinese navy ship supported by an Indian navy helicopter thwarted an attack on a Tuvalu-flagged merchant ship by suspected Somali pirates, India's defence ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reported
The OS 35 was reported to be under attack on (...)
On top of the world, by a fjord in western Greenland, a remote hydro power plant is buzzing with extra water from the melt of ancient glaciers. This island at ground zero of global warming is seeking to be one of the few places on Earth to (...)
The United Nations says a record 155 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at U.N. headquarters on April 22, according to AP.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said Friday that five countries, Barbados, Belize, (...)
Tens of thousands marched across Australia on Sunday on a third day of worldwide rallies as pressure mounts on global leaders to strike a pact on cutting greenhouse gases at crucial talks in still-shaken Paris.
Some 150 leaders including US (...)
The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) is dispatching emergency life-saving supplies to communities in Tuvalu as part of its efforts to assist communities in the Pacific region that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Pam, with nutrition and hygiene kits (...)
ABU DHABI — The construction of four new solar-power projects in the Pacific island countries of Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu has started, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company Masdar announced on Thursday.
Financed under the Abu Dhabi Fund for (...)
