Oceania Tuvalu As a Chinese test of a long-range missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean near the waters of its Exclusive Economic Zone, Tuvalu expressed "grave and serious concern" over the experiment
Oceania Tuvalu The premiere of "Pristine Seas", a documentary from the National Geographic, highlighted the findings of a landmark marine scientific expedition that was conducted in Tuvalu's waters in 2025 at the request of the Government of Tuvalu
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu Gender Outlook 2025 and the new official website have been presented in front of the five contestants of the Sei Tuvalu Pageant 2026 and the reigning Sei Tuvalu, assessing gender-linked national achievements and comparing to other Pacific countries
Oceania Tuvalu The people of Vaitupu Island celebrated the 80th anniversary of the purchase of Kioa Island in Fiji, a move of vision and courage of Vaitupu's forefathers, that while recovering from the impacts of WWII in the Pacific they planned for future generations
Oceania Tuvalu At the Island States Ocean Summit held in Tokyo, Japan, Tuvalu's President underlined that climate action and ocean management should merge into one single global agenda, warning that low-lying states can no longer afford to plan for the two separately
Oceania Tuvalu Due to critical fuel shortages caused by global supply chain disruptions, a state of emergency has been declared on Funafuti Island, highlighting the intense vulnerability of Pacific nations reliant on imported diesel for power
Oceania Tuvalu With a total score of 93/100 in the Freedom in the World 2026 report by Freedom House, Tuvalu is recognized as one of the freest nations in the Pacific, displaying strong democratic stability with Political Rights scored at 37/40, Civil Liberties 56/60
Oceania Tuvalu Celebrating World Earth Day, Tuvalu reminded that sea level has risen 21 centimeters in 30 years, twice the global average, and that the greatest day-to-day challenge for island communities is the increase in the number and intensity of high tides
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu would be looking at signing a treaty with New Zealand by 2028; The island nation has recently entered into treaties with Australia and Taiwan on climate and migration issues
Oceania Tuvalu Recent consultations on the Digital Nation in Funafuti have underlined that the recurrent narrative of a lost battle against climate change and the inevitable sinking of Tuvalu are distract focus from the key point of a possibile different future
Oceania Tuvalu Content creator Pelenita Malaga, aka “5a__creates”, launched a digital docuseries to prevent grandparents stories from disappearing; recording life journeys, traditions, skills, memories he is building an archive of Tuvaluan heritage for the future
Oceania Tuvalu Prime Minister formally submitted Tuvalu’s Instrument of Ratification for the Pacific Resilience Facility to the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, thus officially committing to regional cooperation and climate resilience
Oceania Tuvalu Eight Tuvalu caregivers employed on four-year contracts at an aged care facility in Pottsville, Australia, were informed their job was cut with immediate effect, forced to leave in 48 hours; Townsville took the fleeing group in and integrated their visas