Fiji’s trip to COP26 was a junket – Professor Prasad
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji’s failure to achieve anything tangible from its agenda at COP26 proves that the donor-funded trip
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The 1.5 degree target leaves Glasgow battered, bruised, but alive – PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has thanked Pacific negotiation teams for helping to achieve a pathway from coal and fossil fuel subsidies in the outcome of COP26 sayin
Accessing climate finance has remained one of the key agenda items for this year's COP - AG
Attorney-General and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says accessing climate finance has remained one of the key agenda items for this year's
AG says they are deeply disappointed by the hypocrisy of language on coal going from ‘phase out’ to ‘phase down’
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are deeply disappointed by the hypocrisy of language on coal going from “phase out†to “phase downâ€
Fijian Govt delegation’s trip to Glasgow has been fully funded by donors - AG
The travel, accommodation and allowances of the 30-plus Fijian Government delegation attending the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland are fu
PM says Pacific Island negotiators are outnumbered by fossil fuel reps by more than 12 to 1 at COP26
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Pacific Island negotiators are outnumbered by representatives for fossil fuel by more than 12 to 1 at the COP26 Climate Conference
Fiji proposes $750 billion per annum on aggregate beyond 2025 to unlock lasting climate solutions but it should not be in the form of punishing high interest loans - AG
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there is a need for countries to urgently stop funding climate-destroying activities and the most important way to mobilise
Govt needs to table a detailed report on its COP 26 expedition to Scotland – FLP Leader
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says the Government needs to table a detailed report on its COP26 expedition to Scotland including the costs involved and the f
PM tells Obama developed nations are failing the vulnerable
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has told a panel at COP26 that included former US President Barrack Obama about his concerns with the USA being short of paying its fair
PM calls on developed countries to deliver on the US$100 billion finance facility
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says we are at the end of 2021 yet the US$100 billion finance facility which was expected by 2020 has not been delivered. Bainimaram
We thought we didn’t need a police permit to march on the footpath – Laticakaudrove
The organiser of the youth climate march along Nasese that was stopped by Police says they applied and got permits from the Fiji Roads Authority and Suva City Council but
Prince Charles keen to make a trip to Fiji – Bainimarama
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Prince Charles has told him that he is keen to make the trip back to Fiji. Prince Charles was supposed to visit Fiji for our 50
Greta says COP26 has been a 'failure'
Greta Thunberg has told a mass rally in Glasgow that the COP26 climate summit has been a "failure". The Swedish activist joined thousands of young people for a march t
A truly resilient food system will be indispensable for every nation – PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says our food systems are buckling under the strain of storms, floods, droughts, erratic weather and the rising seas. While speaking
Fiji selected as one of five pioneer countries that will trial the new approach to access to climate finance
Fiji has been selected as one of five pioneer countries that will trial the new approach to access to climate finance based on the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance
Bainimarama shares a personal story about reef blasting at COP26
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has shared a personal story about his relationship with Fiji’s reefs at the Coral Reef Rescue initiative event at COP26 in Glasgo
Our canoe is sinking - Bainimarama
"Our canoe is sinking, pick up your buckets and start bailing now before it is too late." This was the desperate plea made by Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific I
Bainimarama asks Modi on the eve of Diwali, to gift the world a more ambitious 2030 and net zero commitment
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says he is asking his friend, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the eve of Diwali, to gift the world a more ambitious 2030 and ne
Pacific nations have not travelled to the other end of the world to watch our future sacrificed at the altar of appeasement – PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Pacific nations have not travelled to the other end of the world to watch our future sacrificed at the altar of appeasement of the
Queen invokes own mortality, urges world leaders to act for future generations
Queen Elizabeth II has delivered an emotionally charged and highly political call to world leaders on climate change, invoking her own mortality to send a warning about t
When COP26 starts, the existence of Pacific nations will not be up for negotiation – PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says when COP26 starts tomorrow, the existence of Pacific nations will not be up for negotiation. Bainimarama says this is Fiji's fir