For Pacific Islands, climate change trumps all other threats to their security. While they welcome Australia’s new emission targets, this is an issue of survival that demands greater ambition.

So far, the Pacific Islands have refused to be drawn into a geopolitical game but might seek to reduce ties with former colonial powers by engaging with more countries, including China, regional ...

It’s hard to imagine the tropical Pacific lacking for water. But the small island states in the Western Pacific are in the midst of a life-threatening drought caused by El Niño with no end in ...

To determine the best Pacific Islands, U.S. News considered user votes and expert opinions, plus factors like diversity of attractions, accessibility and affordability.

NADI, Fiji — As the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Fiji in 36 years, Antony J. Blinken wanted to make clear that jetting here to meet with Pacific island leaders was just the start of an ...

What's New. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation Vanuatu on Tuesday.. A tsunami warning was lifted less than two hours after the quake. However, with ...

In 2018, the World Bank launched the Human Capital Project, an ambitious global initiative to accelerate investments in people around the world – work that is especially important in the Pacific ...

More than distant dots on a map, the Pacific Islands control vast stretches of ocean, including key shipping lanes and undersea cables. Their diplomatic weight matters in the United Nations.

The Pacific Aid Map is the most comprehensive dataset of aid and development funding to countries in the Pacific Islands region. Comprising data on more than 57,000 projects from 67 donors, the ...

North Pacific weather map as of 6 UTC Wednesday (National Weather Service) By Jason Samenow A large, deep storm in the north Pacific is pounding the Aleutian Islands with massive waves and winds ...

A “worldwide catastrophe” is imperiling Pacific Islands and the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before it is too late,” the United Nations ...