@FAOAsiaPacific DRR @kenshimizu_fao received @jircas_direct Director (Food & Nutrition Program) Mr Fujita & Project Leader Mr Kobori and discussed #partnerships in #Asian #Pacific including capacity development on Transboundary pest management e.g. #FallArmyworm in #SouthAsia
#PACIFIC: The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) has responded with grave concern to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2026: The Point of Return, released yesterday.
Read full article here: ( postcourier.com.pg/every-fra… )
SUPER TYPHOON CHAMPI 🌏: Champi rapidly intensified over the Philippine Sea, packing peak winds of 185 mph and becoming the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth so far in 2026 by wind speed. #space #sen #pacific #tropics #foxweather
🚨 ISRAEL JOINS THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM AS A PARTNER
Pacific leaders approved Israel's bid for cooperation on water, desalination, farming and climate. Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Nauru already have embassies in Jerusalem, Israel's Foreign Ministry says.
#Israel #Pacific
ALT Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar
#PACIFIC: Women’s rugby leaders from across Oceania gathered in Sydney for the Impact Beyond Pasifika Women & Girls’ Rugby Summit, a three-day event focused on strengthening collaboration
Read the Full Article Here: 👉 (postcourier.com.pg/womens-ru…)
#Pacific Islands tell Australia not to cop out on cutting emissions
socialist-alliance.org/our-c…
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, Mr. @MiltonDickMP was elected the 32nd President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union #IPU153
The first #Australian and person from the #Pacific
@andafilip
@IPUparliament
@Milli_Majlis
xitter.cf/IPUparliament/status/2…
📢@MiltonDickMP🇦🇺 was elected 32nd President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union by a secret ballot during the 153rd IPU Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, on 9th October 2026. Mr Dick will serve a three-year mandate, succeeding @TuliaAckson.
🔗ipu.org/32nd-IPU-President
Early warnings matter. Early action saves lives. Early financing makes it possible.
🎥 Hear Pacific voices on preparedness, community-led solutions and financing before disasters strike.
Let’s invest before the emergency.
#AnticipatoryAction #Pacific
#PACIFIC: Fiji’s Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) is demanding answers over proposed constitutional changes that it says could give Parliament greater control
Read the Full Article Here: 👉 ( postcourier.com.pg/sodelpa-q… )
#PACIFIC: Vanuatu will be exempt from increases to Australia's international student visa fees, following the inaugural meeting of the Vanuatu-Australia Nakamal Committee in Canberra last week.
Read the Full Article Here: 👉 (postcourier.com.pg/vanuatu-e…)
#PACIFIC: Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat has shut down claims that he could be facing a leadership challenge through a no-confidence vote at the next parliamentary sitting in two weeks' time.
Read the Full Article Here: 👉 (postcourier.com.pg/vanuatu-p…)
China's #trade with other #Asia-#Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies rose 23.9% year on year in the first three quarters of 2026, driven by greater openness, innovation, and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific.
english.scio.gov.cn/pressroo…
U.S. Marine Corps Stands Up First NMESIS Anti-ship Missile Battalion — USNI News
news.usni.org/2026/10/19/u-s…
In 2026, #EVNautilus and the #CorpsofExploration spent five months and five expeditions exploring the Central and Western #Pacific, mapping unsurveyed seafloor, and bringing the world new views of never-before-seen seafloor.
