Cook Islands and SPC begin consultations on 5 Year Country Program
Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 14 October 2026 The Cook Islands and the Pacific Community (SPC) will hold national consultations tomorrow, Thursday, 15 October 2026, to help shape a…
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Cook Islands and United Nations sharpen focus on results and next priorities
Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 05 October 2026 The Cook Islands Government and United Nations have reviewed progress under the Cook Islands Country Implementation Plan 2025–2027, with a…
Cook Islands and New Zealand officials meet to chart the next steps in their partnership
The Cook Islands and New Zealand have agreed to work together on renewing the Waka Hourua/Vaka Purua Statement of Partnership, which will continue to guide the partnership between the…
Cook Islands joins Pacific push to protect traditional knowledge at WIPO talks in Geneva
Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 6 October 2026 The Cook Islands has joined other Pacific nations in calling for Indigenous Peoples and local communities to be recognised as custodians and…
Cook Islands joins regional science and technology agreement
Vienna, Austria – 16 September 2026: The Cook Islands has formally deposited its instrument of acceptance of the 2017 Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and…
Cook Islands and Kiribati Discuss Ocean Governance Cooperation
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 7 September 2026 – Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Ms Chere Arthur, met with the Honourable Ribanataake Tiwau, Kiribati’s Minister for…
Cook Islands participates in regional Chemical Weapons Convention meeting
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 3 September 2026 – The Cook Islands has joined States Parties from across Asia to strengthen regional cooperation in support of the Chemical Weapons…
Cook Islands Participates in 5th Pacific Islands Roundtable on International Humanitarian Law
The Cook Islands recently joined representatives from 12 Pacific countries, 13 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the…
The Cook Islands delegation in Suva, Fiji, has concluded their week of meetings with the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Suva, Fiji, 07 August 2026 – The Cook Islands delegation has concluded a week of regional meetings in Suva, Fiji, culminating in the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting ahead of the 55th…
Cook Islands Receives Credentials from the Republic of India and the United States of America
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 05 August 2026 – The Cook Islands formally welcomed the High Commissioner of the Republic of India and the Ambassador of the United States of America at a…