The IAEA Director General has committed to the IAEA continuing its impartial, independent, and objective safety review as Japan is expected to start discharge into the sea on 24 August
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Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders Meeting considers Japan’s planned release of ALPS-Treated Water at Fukushima
Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders Meeting considers it important to have a discussion on Japan’s planned release of ALPS-treated water
My decision to endorse the IAEA findings of Fukushima is taken by me as a PM’s prerogative – Rabuka
Fiji’s PM says the decision to endorse the IAEA findings of Fukushima is taken by him as a PM’s prerogative and those who oppose the position are obviously entitled to their viewpoints
OPOC Commissioner not concerned with ‘turf war’ and ‘mandate creep’ in the ocean space
New Pacific Ocean Commissioner confident of the support and close collaboration with other regional organisations working in ocean governance
Special envoy urges Pacific nations to ‘ratify and implement’ oceans agreements
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy urged Pacific nations to now focus on ratification and implementation of oceans agreements while great strides have been made towards reaching the SDG14
Forum SG Puna urges action, ambition at UNFCC-Pacific High Level Climate Meet
SG Puna called on development partners to put aside their self-interest and profit motivations and join Pacific in the fight against climate change
New OPOC office challenged to grow and effectively co-ordinate the Pacific’s growing ocean and policy governance needs
New OPOC office in Palau urged member governments and the Pacific Ocean Alliance to show solidarity to each other and collaborate on ocean dialogues
PICAN urges Fiji to work with Forum leaders on Japanese nuclear dumping plan
PICAN urges Fiji to work with Forum leaders for further discussion and consultations on Japan’s nuclear dumping plans and consider the concerns raised by the PIF panel of scientific experts
ICJ extends submission deadline for Advisory Opinion on climate change
ICJ approves the request from Vanuatu and 14 co-signatory states to extend the timeline for written statements and comments on the landmark Advisory Opinion
Combating plastic pollution in Fiji through Artivism
Youth centric project, POLYP has emerged as a force in the battle to keep the Pacific clean from marine litter and plastic pollution through youth artivism activities and coastal clean-up campaigns