The Genocide in Gaza and the United Nations General Assembly: Breaking the Silence and Demanding Truth and Justice

September 2025 will be remembered as the month when the United Nations General Assembly faced its greatest test in the face of the genocide in Palestine. There is no longer room for euphemisms or diplomatic caution: testimonies, statistics, and...

What does it mean to recognise Palestine as a state? List of countries for and against the move

The UK previously said it would recognise Palestine if Israel didn’t improve (Pictures: Getty/Metro) The UK’s announcement that it would recognise the State of Palestine if Israel didn’t take ‘substantive steps’ sparked discourse worldwide. Sir...

Nigeria backs Palestinian president’s UN video address after U.S. visa denial

Nigeria, alongside 144 other United Nations member states, supported a resolution on Saturday allowing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the UN General Assembly via pre-recorded video after the United States refused to issue visas for...

Pacific quarantine-free travel expands

One-way quarantine-free travel to New Zealand will be extended to include Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Health Aupito William Sio announced today. “I am pleased to announce that from 11.59 pm 27...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 12 – 18, 2025

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

India supports UN approval of Palestinian President’s virtual address after US visa denial

New York [US], September 19 (ANI): India on Friday voted in favour in the UN General Assembly to permit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to deliver a virtual address next week after the President Donald Trump administration cancelled his visa....

Pacific news in brief for 19 September

French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson address the UN Decolonization Committee in New York, pictured on 7 October 2024. Photo: UNTV French Polynesia - PIF French Polynesia will be the first French Pacific territory to host the Pacific...

U.N. readies for General Assembly with 'much at stake'

World leaders are set converge on New York City for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly — with high-level debate scheduled to start Tuesday and wrap up the following Monday. What You Need To Know World leaders will converge on...

World News | India Supports UN Approval of Palestinian President's Virtual Address After US Visa Denial

New York [US], September 19 (ANI): India on Friday voted in favour in the UN General Assembly to permit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to deliver a virtual address next week after the President Donald Trump administration cancelled his visa....

Palestinian President Abbas To Address the UN Assembly via Video

The sign reads, “Stop the genocide.” Pro-Palestine march in Barcelona, ​​Spain. Sept. 19, 2025. X/ @manelmarquez September 19, 2025 Hour: 11:36 am On Friday, the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved allowing Palestine to participate by...

How AUKUS shapes Australia’s Pacific Islands relationship

Since its election in 2022, the Albanese government has embarked on an unprecedented campaign of diplomatic activism in the Pacific Islands. Four security agreements – with Tuvalu, Nauru, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea – have either been formally...

If I Could Only Own One Sweater for Fall It Would Be This Insanely Soft Style

If there's one thing I complain the most about in the fall and winter, it's being cold. I love a crisp air as much as anyone, but the second the temperature dips below 65°, one of my most said phrases becomes, "I'm cold" (on repeat until late...

Record dengue fever outbreaks challenge Pacific health systems

Dengue fever continues to surge across the Pacific, reaching record levels and pushing health systems to their limits. Since January, more than 16,500 cases and at least 17 deaths have been reported in the region, according to the Pacific...

Pacific countries review impact of biosecurity capacity building programmes

Biosecurity officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project...

Israel’s Pacific envoy joins believers to celebrate

AMBASSADOR Roi Rosenblit, Israel’s envoy to the Pacific joined a community of friends of Israel to celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 50th anniversary of independence at Dogura, National Capital District on Monday, Sept 15. Rosenblit reminded the...

Pacific news in brief for 18 September

United States and Guam flags Photo: 123RF Guam A newly-passed defense policy bill by the US House of Representatives includes a US$3 billion package for Guam - to maintain the island's role in strategic defence. The Pacific Islands Times reported...

OPINION | Exclusion of Pacific media

During the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held a press conference that was exclusively for Australian media, deliberately excluding journalists...

Pacific leaders agree on big issues – but unity remains elusive

The Pacific Islands Forum wrapped up its annual leaders meeting last week with some significant agreements, including the launch of the region’s own climate financing facility, the endorsement of the Ocean of Peace declaration and policies on...

A case for adopting a climate passport

Every year, families in Bhola, Khulna, and Shatkhira lose their homes to floods and erosion. Most move to city slums, where life is extremely precarious. Internal migration is already straining our cities. By 2050, the number of people forced to...

U.S moves to reinvigorate Pacific partnership with big pledges in Port Moresby

The United States has rolled out a sweeping package of economic, security, and health commitments to Pacific Island nations, signalling what it calls a “reinvigorated” partnership with the region. At a U.S-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) roundtable in...