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Concerns for Pacific security following Solomon Islands policing agreement with China

Posted on 19 July 2023

Last week, Manasseh Sogavare, Solomon Islands Prime Minister, visited Beiing to sign nine agreements – one of widespread regional concern being the Police Cooperation Implementation Plan through which China will…
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UN report reveals alarming reality of food security and nutrition globally 

Posted on 19 July 2023

UN agencies have just released their 2023 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, which reveals the continuation of an increase in hunger levels since the beginning…
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Useful Outsiders Podcast: Words Matter

Posted on 29 June 2023

This episode explores Oxfam's Inclusive Language Guide and its significance in the international development sector, particularly focusing on Aotearoa's unique context: Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangata whenua / Māori. 

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Africa's largest school food programme introduced in Kenya

Posted on 29 June 2023

Nairobi County and Food4Education have collaborated on an establishing Africa's largest school food programme in Kenya. 

According to UNICEF, over a quarter of children in Kenya experience stunting due to extreme malnutrition. The…
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Pacific nations call for decarbonisation of international shipping 

Posted on 29 June 2023

At the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) climate summit held in London last week, individuals from six PAC Pacific nations called for reduced emissions in international shipping to align with the 1.5 degree threshold.
 
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Grand Bargain deal reassessed to improve humanitarian aid

Posted on 29 June 2023

Last week, humanitarian actors from across the globe convened in Geneva to - among other things - discuss the Grand Bargain deal. The Grand Bargain was launched and signed in 2016, and is…
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New report highlights lack of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on 29 June 2023

The 2023 Sustainable Development Report has just been released, showing the global shortcomings in working towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report's author Sustainable Development Solutions Network have shed light on…
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Asian Development Bank providing $8 million to Kiribati drought

Posted on 29 June 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) have just announced that they will be providing $8 million to support Kiribati with drought relief.
 
Kirtibati has been experiencing persistent drought for two years, with the highest…
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Samoan Prime Minister welcomed Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General to Apia  

Posted on 15 June 2023

On June 8, Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata’afa welcomed Henry Puna, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, to Apia – his first trip to the nation since holding the title.
 
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UN calls for vital humanitarian access into Myanmar to be reinstated 

Posted on 15 June 2023

The UN have put out a press release calling the Rakhine State Administration Council out on their decision to suspend humanitarian access into the region, describing it as “unfathomable”.
 
Up until now, many…
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