Time for a new playbook? CEOs call for bold strategy as Luxon rating falls

“Hopefully New Zealand is turning the corner and has already been through the worst of the economic reset,” said Morrison CEO Paul Newfield. “The biggest risk is that, as a small open economy, we are knocked off course by the general deterioration...

PNG Golden Jubilee Attracts Unprecedented Global and Regional Support, PM Marape Calls for Continued Partnership

Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary saw an unprecedented gathering of regional and international leaders, underscoring the country’s growing diplomatic and economic significance on the global stage. Prime Minister James Marape hosted...

PNG Marks 50th Independence with Global Leaders, Cultural Pride and Economic Opportunities

Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary, celebrated from 14 to 19 September, brought the nation to the world stage as global leaders, regional partners and international dignitaries joined in commemorating the Golden Jubilee. From...

Bezos Earth Fund invests $37.5M to accelerate Pacific-led ocean protection

Grants will safeguard 835,000 square miles (2.16 million km²) of ocean across 12 countries and territories Washington, D.C. — A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the...

Childhood obesity triples, overtakes underweight globally: UNICEF

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF, which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for the shift. The U.N....

Prime Minister Tagelagi at the 54th Pacific Leaders Summit in Honiara

Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi has reaffirmed Niue’s commitment to the Pacific Resilience Facility during the leaders plenary at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit in the Solomon Islands this week. The Pacific Resilience Facility was...

world Obesity overtakes being underweight among world's young, says Unicef

LONDON — Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from Unicef which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for the shift. The UN...

More children now obese than underweight for first time ever

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Obesity overtakes being underweight among kids, says UNICEF

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for...

More children worldwide are obese than underweight, says UNICEF

More school-aged children and adolescents are obese than underweight across the globe, according to a new UNICEF report. The only exceptions are sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The report blamed unhealthy food environments for this shift. It...

Obesity overtakes underweight in kids worldwide, UNICEF urges urgent action

Obesity has now become more common than being underweight among school-aged children and adolescents worldwide, according to a new report by UNICEF, which cited increasingly unhealthy food environments as the main driver of the shift. The UN...

Obesity now more common than underweight in world’s youth, says UNICEF

LONDON: Obesity has likely surpassed underweight as the more common condition among school-aged children and adolescents worldwide according to a new UNICEF report. The UN children’s agency attributed this shift to increasingly unhealthy food...

Bezos Earth Fund invests AUD57 million to accelerate Pacific-led ocean protection

Grants will safeguard 835,000 square miles (2.16 million km²) of ocean across 12 countries and territories WASHINGTON, D.C –A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the...

Obesity overtakes being underweight among world's young: UNICEF

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for the shift. The UN...

High on Health: Child Obesity Hits a New Record

A new UNICEF report reveals a dramatic shift in global child nutrition. For the first time, there are now more overweight and obese school-age children and adolescents than those who are underweight. Child obesity has become a worldwide problem,...

Obesity overtakes being underweight among world’s young, says UNICEF

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments...

‘ACT NOW’

Prime Minister Manele calls for urgent action on climate change as PIF leaders meeting goes underway BY BEN BILUA PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has called for urgent action on climate change and its impacts in the Pacific region. He made the...

Global push grows for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty before COP30

A growing coalition of 17 countries is leading an unprecedented global campaign in support of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and this is a landmark movement in global climate negotiations as we head to COP30. This is the first initiative...

Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum

The Most Revd Sione Uluilakepa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia blessed the voyage Uto ni Yalo Trust / Anglican Diocese of Polynesia A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed...

More children now living with obesity — UNICE

One in five children and adolescents aged five to 19 years globally, numbering 391 million, are overweight, with a large proportion of them now classified as living with obesity, UNICEF has warned in a new report. The Child Nutrition Report 2025,...