Kiribati

Kiribati has passed a bill to prevent youth offenders as young as 14 ending up in adult prisons.

A Kiribati sporting idol David Katoatau has called for global attention to the climate change impacting on his home country and other parts of the Pacific. In an article published...

The sport division of Kiribati's Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs, says the country is close to having its first ever sport policy.

Health officials say children in Kiribati will be better protected from a potentially fatal virus when the country introduces the rotavirus vaccine.

The Marshall Islands Immigration department has launched a move to deport overstayers, mainly from Kiribati.

The International Organisation for Migration has agreed to help Papua New Guinea cope with people forced to move because of the changing climate.

An official with the International Organisation for Migration says legal systems around the world need to recognise the plight of victims of climate change.

As Kiribati celebrates its 36th anniversary of independence, Fiji has reiterated its support for possible climate change-induced migration.

Coast Guard crews from Hawaii have helped rescue five men stranded in waters off Kiribati for four days.

Papua New Guinea remain atop the medal table after six days of competition at the Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

The bodies of dozens of United States marines who died in the Second World War have been unearthed in Kiribati.

The President of Kiribati has renewed calls for less talk and more action on climate change, which he says is the biggest humanitarian issue facing our time.

A Kiribati cabinet minister says parents should have more open discussions with their children about sex so they are more aware of the risks around teenage pregnancy, puberty and sexual health. Audio

The Kiribati Minister of Education says the school curriculum will be improved to ensure young people know more about sex, but more information also needs to come from the home.

The President of Kiribati Anote Tong says whatever action the world decides to take at climate change talks in Paris, it comes too late for low-lying island nations like his own. Audio

A Kiribati youth representative says parents need to open up to their sons about safe sex.