FOUND: 4 | Mind Blowing Facts

Fiji announces election date after months-long wait, with nation to head to the polls in December

Fijians will go to the polls just 11 days out from Christmas after the island's prime minister announced December 14 as the date for national elections.

ABC News · Oct 30, 2022

Fiji's National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad charged with 'insulting one's modesty' weeks before election

Fiji's National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad is charged with two counts of "insulting the modesty" of a person after hugging and kissing the cheek of a former party candidate's wife.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Pacific nation leaders in Washington as US seeks to deepen ties

The US is elevating its engagement with the Pacific as Beijing increases its presence in the region.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2022

Calls for inquiry into Fiji government's ties to South Korea's Grace Road Church amid stalled abuse investigations

Fiji's opposition parties call for an immediate inquiry into a South Korean religious sect accused of abuse and ritual beatings after a report alleges it received millions in Fijian government-backed loans.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022

Pacific Islands are back on the map, and climate action is not negotiable for would-be allies

This year’s Pacific Islands Forum marked the beginning of a more dangerous era as Pacific leaders tried to find common responses to both the climate crisis and sharpening geostrategic competition.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2022

Pacific islands demand climate action as China, US woo region

Small island nations call for more action on climate change while pledging unity amid growing geopolitical competition.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2022

Pacific bloc, united, demands climate action as China, U.S. woo

Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world's two biggest carbon emitters to take more action on climate change while pledging unity in the face of a growing geopolitical contest.

Reuters · Jul 17, 2022

The seas are rising on Pacific islands nations – but so is their powerful resistance

As the climate crisis threatens their existence, an assertive new collective are using their leverage as a flashpoint in geopolitical tensions

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2022

Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency

Pacific island national leaders have declared a climate emergency and agreed to try to bring Kiribati back to the region’s main diplomatic grouping

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Pacific leaders to declare 'climate emergency' in PIF statement, praise Australia's move to lift emissions reduction target

Australia is set to sign up to a joint statement from Pacific Islands Forum leaders that is expected to declare a "climate emergency" and says there is a need for rapid and deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022