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The Island COP: changing the negotiation climate with a ‘Bula Spirit’
As the first small island state to chair the auspicious political decision-making body on global climate change action, Fiji has employed innovative partnerships in its diplomatic endeavour.
Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers
A home-made filter system using layers of soil and gravel has been found successful in removing pollutants and fertiliser residue in waste water, as well as harmful bacteria and other pathogens.
PNG PM threatens Manus Island intervention
"The centre will not be reopened and it will be returned to its former function as a Defence Force facility"
Indigo + Iris: the mascara that will help cure blindness
Two Kiwi women have launched a make-up startup which will give 50 percent of profits to support the Fred Hollows Foundation in curing avoidable blindness in the Pacific.
How to advocate for foreign aid: Q&A with Australia's international development minister
MELBOURNE — Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, the minister for international development and the Pacific, has pushed for greater collaboration across sectors to better communicate the importance of ...
Insights from Techonomy: What can technology bring to global health?
“By 2019, one in 10 people living in the developing world will have 3D-printed items in or on their bodies.” That is the claim made by research firm Gartner Group. It appeared on screens on both sides...
Delhi doctors declare pollution emergency as smog chokes city
A public health emergency has been declared by doctors in Delhi as air quality in the world’s most polluted capital city plunged to levels likened to smoking at least 50 cigarettes in a single day.
The Afghan diaspora – in pictures
For the past four years, Dutch photographer Joël van Houdt has been documenting the journeys of Afghan refugees around the world.
How South Sudan refugees are boosting Uganda’s economy
Uganda is often called one of the best places in the world to be a refugee because of its welcoming policies. But how do you rebuild your life - and start making money - having left everything you kne...
Opinion: How to strengthen NGO-local government collaboration
The way forward for collaborative relations between NGOs and local governments begins with a firmly commitment to partnership - with both parties convinced of its value.
