Free West Papua Protest at PIF Meeting
A small but vocal group of protesters gathered this morning outside Sheraton Aggie Grey’s Hotel in Apia, venue of the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting, to raise awareness about ...Read more
A small but vocal group of protesters gathered this morning outside Sheraton Aggie Grey’s Hotel in Apia, venue of the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting, to raise awareness about ...Read more
As the longest serving woman in the Parliament of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, speaks from experience on the subject of women representation in government. Across the Pacific there’s been a ...Read more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has appointed Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, as Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism 2017. The appointment ...Read more
The Pacific’s environmental agency chief says he has got heartening support for his call to stop fishing fleets dumping waste. SPREP director-general Kosi Latu gave a presentation on marine ...Read more
The Pacific Community says the election of President Trump has caused concern in the region over the United States’ commitment to fighting climate change. The US president-elect repeatedly ...Read more
American Samoa is not normally included in United Nations programs and services however a UN agency, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific or ESCAP is counting the territory in a ...Read more
By Pacific Guardians The decision last Saturday by the United States of America and China to ratify the Paris climate agreement has been hailed by the international community as, “The moment we ...Read more
American Samoa has been trying for decades to be removed from the UN list of Non-Self Governing Territories…but as KHJ News Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports, attitudes on the UN panel ...Read more
The message from senators to the director of the Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations was that the UN labeling of American Samoa as a “colony” is ...Read more
A report on Samoa’s hardship and poverty has shown a remarkable progress in food and basic needs for people but macroeconomic and poverty trends have revealed warning signals. The report is a ...Read more