Oceania Australia Although Australia has not yet acceded to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the change in its voting position to 'abstention' after five years of 'no' votes is seen by activists as a sign of progress
Oceania Palau Rain, wind, mud and long walks from the cars to the Olchotel Belau Fairgrounds did not stop the crowds from flocking to Ngmall, Ngardmau, to participate in the 21st OBF and UN Day 2022 celebrations
Oceania Solomon Islands The Organising Committee of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands has issued a tender for the supply of uniforms and related items
Oceania Micronesia The new Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations, Jeem Lippwe, has presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
Oceania Samoa Samoa's deputy police commissioner Papali'i Monalisa Tia'i-Keti has become the first member of the Australasian Council of Women and Pacific Police to win the prestigious Audrey Fagan Memorial Award
Oceania Kiribati Phoenix Islands Protected Area, the largest marine protected area in the Pacific, is one of the biggest intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems in the world, protected by UNESCO, with an exceptional collection of large submerged volcanoes
Oceania New Zealand The country has achieved a historic majority of women in parliament, becoming one of the few nations to achieve gender parity, the sixth in history
Oceania Marshall Islands Delap Elementary School has been closed because the public school system owes money to the owner of the land where the school lays; Delap Alap Noah Noah said he will open the school once the payment is made
Oceania Tonga Three asphalt distributor trucks have been delivered by the Japanese Government to the Prime Minister to assist with road construction work
Oceania Fiji Rising sea water invaded about 30 metres of the shoreline of Kioa Island, encroaching on farms and damaging their livelihoods
Oceania Tuvalu At the last Pacific State Conference, the Tuvalu envoy proposed the creation of a digital twin of the island to preserve its culture and values, removing them from the threat of climate change
Oceania Papua New Guinea Cancer Centre, at the Port Moresby General Hospital, is expected to be completed by September 2023