Pre-COP

Amnesty International has called on world leaders ahead of the COP31 climate summit to support Pacific nations with concrete action rather than speeches. The appeal, issued in the lead-up to pre-COP31 discussions, stresses that Pacific communities face severe climate impacts and need real commitments on emissions cuts and climate finance. The group says promises alone will not protect the region.

Ministers and world leaders from more than 50 countries are meeting in Nadi, Fiji, for the Pacific Pre-COP31 climate talks. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka opened the gathering by saying the science has spoken and that doing nothing on climate change is no longer a neutral position. The Pacific meeting is expected to build momentum ahead of the COP31 negotiations.

Ahead of the COP31 climate summit, Amnesty International Australia is calling on the Australian government to halt fossil fuel expansion and better protect environmental defenders. The group argues that showing genuine climate leadership in the Asia-Pacific requires more than diplomatic hosting — it demands cutting new coal and gas projects and safeguarding activists who face threats for their work.

Pacific island leaders have opened UN pre-COP talks in Fiji with a call for stronger global climate action, pressing major emitters for deeper emissions cuts and more support for nations facing rising seas and extreme weather. The meetings are meant to build a common position ahead of the next UN climate summit, with Pacific nations again positioning themselves as the region most exposed to climate change.

Pacific Island leaders are pressing Australia to curb its fossil fuel expansion ahead of pre-COP31 talks in Fiji. With Australia expected to co-host COP31, leaders from climate-vulnerable island nations argue new coal and gas projects undermine regional climate goals and their countries' survival, raising pressure ahead of negotiations.

Leaders from Pacific island nations are calling for stronger climate action as United Nations pre-COP talks get underway. The leaders, whose countries face existential threats from rising seas, are pushing major emitters for deeper emissions cuts and firmer commitments ahead of the main COP summit.

The World Health Organization is taking part in Pre-COP31, the preparatory talks ahead of the COP31 climate summit, to press for climate measures that also deliver benefits for people's health. The UN health agency is framing climate policy as a public health issue, urging governments to consider health outcomes in negotiations ahead of the main conference.

Pacific island nations are taking a leading role at the 'pre-COP' climate summit, the preparatory meeting ahead of the main UN climate conference. The gathering puts the region's countries, among those most threatened by rising sea levels, at the centre of international climate negotiations as delegates work to build consensus before the full summit.

Tuvalu, the low-lying Pacific island nation, is hosting the Pre-COP climate negotiations as one of the countries most threatened by rising sea levels. Delegates and observers are focused on how a nation whose very existence is at risk is shaping the agenda ahead of the main UN climate summit, with attention on calls for stronger emissions cuts and support for vulnerable states.