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Pacific Island nations fail to reach consensus on China security deal

Posted on 07 June 2022

Beijing Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been touring the Pacific signifying Beijing’s desire to build ties to Pacific nations and sign a trade and security deal with 10 countries. The…
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Finding Pacific solutions to both debt and climate crisis

Posted on 07 June 2022

Pacific Islands are facing a serious debt crisis that has been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdown of the tourism industry. Research based on International Monetary Fund…
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Young Rohingya refugees find purpose in youth groups

Posted on 07 June 2022

Adolescent clubs and youth groups are bridging the gap in education for Rohingya refugees living in refugee camps after fleeing from conflict in Myanmar. With over fifty percent of Rohingya refugees…
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Ukraine’s health system under pressure

Posted on 07 June 2022

The World Health Organisation has increased its presence in Ukraine and countries who are hosting displaced Ukrainians, as health needs continue to escalate as the war in Ukraine prolongs. The…
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World Bank project to create new green jobs in Fiji 

Posted on 30 May 2022

$106 million has been approved by the World Bank for unemployment assistance and the creation of an estimated 10,000 jobs through the new Jobs for Nature cash-for-work program in Fiji. 

Attorney-General…
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Ramos-Horta calls for Australia to spend big in East Timor

Posted on 30 May 2022

New East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta wants Australia to back a major infrastructure drive in south-east Asia’s newest nation. He says it’s in the new government’s strategic interest to retain “pro-Australia,…
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Romani refugees fleeing Ukraine face discrimination

Posted on 30 May 2022

Human Rights Watch reports that Moldovan authorities are segregating Romani refugees and placing them in poor and inadequate facilities. In the Czech Republic, more than 500 refugees are stuck at…
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Vanuatu declares climate emergency 

Posted on 30 May 2022

Vanuatu’s parliament has declared a climate emergency with the low-lying island nation’s prime minister flagging a $1.2bn cost to cushion global warming’s impacts on the Pacific country. 

Speaking to parliament in…
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The entrenchment of racism in development institutions

Posted on 30 May 2022

When George Floyd was killed in Minnesota in police custody two years ago, it triggered something of a reckoning over racism in global development. But did that change anything? 

“These are…
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Climate Finance must be top of agenda at COP27

Posted on 30 May 2022

Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of the agenda for UN climate talks this year. The host country, Egypt, has made this clear, as governments will be…
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