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Ghemu urges faster, simpler climate finance for Pacific communities
Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Hon Wayne Ghemu told a COP31 side event that funding must reach communities before, during and after disasters.
SPC and Island Conservation Sign Restoration Agreement at COP31
The Pacific Community and Island Conservation have signed a memorandum of understanding at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, to explore joint work on island and ocean restoration, biodiversity and climate resilience.
KOICA hands over boats, ambulances and vehicles for maternal health
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the transport was handed over under the Maternal and Newborn Health Project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency.
Wellington group discusses premium cocoa partnership with high commissioner
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade said representatives of the Wellington-based Grow Asia Pacific group met Solomon Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand His Excellency Ishmael M Avui on 8 November to discuss rural cocoa development.
Pacific ministers adopt Port Vila Declaration on agrifood systems
Ministers from Pacific Small Island Developing States adopted the Port Vila Declaration and launched an Agrifood Investment Platform at the close of the 2026 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum on 6 November.
Vanuatu and FAO open Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum in Port Vila
The Government of Vanuatu and the FAO opened the 2026 Pacific Small Island Developing States Solutions Forum in Port Vila on 3 November, a four-day meeting on financing and scaling Pacific agrifood solutions.
Four USP researchers named in World's Top 2% Scientists list
The University of the South Pacific said on 30 October that four of its academics have been named in the World's Top 2% Scientists list, for work in renewable energy, business management, tourism and artificial intelligence.
Kanemasu promoted to full professor at USP after three decades in sociology
The University of the South Pacific said Yoko Kanemasu has been promoted to full Professor in Sociology, capping a career of more than 30 years in research on gender, sport and social justice across the Pacific.
Six NRH clinicians in training at Chinese hospital
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the six form the second cohort under the China-Solomons Urology Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre Program.
Pacific Practitioners Meet at Fiji Organic Farm for Kiwa Learning Exchange
Practitioners from Solomon Islands and five other Pacific countries and territories joined a three-day learning exchange workshop at the Mudrenicagi Organic Learning Farm in Wainunu, Bua, Fiji.
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