Regional Archive October 2026
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USP takes Pacific science and community knowledge into pre-COP31 talks in Nadi
The University of the South Pacific said its representatives contributed to sessions on climate science, finance and youth at the Pacific pre-COP31 programme in Nadi, Fiji, which ended on 9 October.
Australian Defence Force Hands New Uniforms to RSIPF Maritime and EOD Officers
The Australian Defence Force has presented new working uniforms to members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Maritime Department and Explosive Ordnance Department, the Australian High Commission said.
Pacific Delegation Takes Violence Prevention Evidence to SVRI Forum in Bangkok
A 27-member Pacific delegation, including work from Solomon Islands on faith- and sport-based prevention, is presenting 16 sessions on preventing violence against women and girls at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Bangkok from 5 to 9 October.
Food tax cut gave poorest PNG households eight toea in the kina, economists write
Three economists write on the Devpolicy Blog that Papua New Guinea's removal of tax from ten basic foods has cost close to half a billion kina, with stores and wholesalers keeping 36 toea in every kina given up.
Samoan graduate Estee Aiolupotea earns law and arts degrees in Auckland
Estee Aiolupotea, who was born in Samoa and raised in South Auckland, graduated from the University of Auckland on 24 September with a conjoint Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, the university said.
Kiribati minister proposes climate fund window that repays islands after works are built
Kiribati's Minister for Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs has set out a proposal for an ex-post reimbursement window in multilateral climate funds, in an article published on the Devpolicy Blog.
Pacific scholars press for faster climate action as pre-COP31 opens in Fiji
Pacific leaders and academics meeting at the University of the South Pacific called for faster climate action, better access to climate finance and recognition of island realities as pre-COP31 began in Fiji on 5 October.
Tukuitonga says the world has much to learn from Pacific solutions before COP31
In a commentary released by the University of Auckland, Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga said the Pacific offers solutions, not only stories of vulnerability, as leaders meet in Fiji for pre-COP31 talks on climate and health.