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Tuvalu

‘Not a single minute to lose’: COP31 chief slams nations for dodging climate responsibility

COP31 President Murat Kurum says keeping rising global temperature in check “is a matter of survival”.
COP31 President Murat Kurum says keeping rising global temperature in check “is a matter of survival”.

Pacific leaders watch Tuvalu reclamation effort ahead of UN climate meet

(From left) Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a welcome ceremony during the Pre-COP31 meeting in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Oct 6.
(From left) Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a welcome ceremony during the Pre-COP31 meeting in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Oct 6.

Leaders visit Pacific atoll Tuvalu at front line of climate change

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) visiting the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project with other leaders during a pre-COP31 meeting on Oct 6.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) visiting the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project with other leaders during a pre-COP31 meeting on Oct 6.

News analysis

Pacific islands get their climate moment with pre-COP meeting, but the guest list is thin

An aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island.
An aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island.

Tarona Taafaki secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

Flag bearers Tarona Taafaki (right) and Pasoni Taafaki lead athletes of Tuvalu during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Flag bearers Tarona Taafaki (right) and Pasoni Taafaki lead athletes of Tuvalu during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

News analysis

Australia counters China in Pacific charm offensive as Beijing missile test triggers alarm

Australian PM Anthony Albanese (left) and Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka at a joint press conference at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, on July 6.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese (left) and Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka at a joint press conference at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, on July 6.

Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings

First climate migrants arrive in Australia from Tuvalu threatened by rising sea levels

Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham
Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham

Tiny Tuvalu says it treasures ‘special relationship’ with Taiwan

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te welcomes Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov 18.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te welcomes Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov 18.

‘We don't want to become a memory’, says minister of endangered Tuvalu

Tuvalu might become uninhabitable this century if planet-heating emissions are not constrained.
Tuvalu might become uninhabitable this century if planet-heating emissions are not constrained.

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