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Australia and New Zealand extend Pacific commitment through increased World Bank funding

Posted on 11 May 2023

Australian and New Zealand governments have together committed US$ 90 million to the PNG and the Pacific Islands Umbrella Facility (PPIUF), which will support World Bank initiatives across the Pacific region.

The…

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New report reveals "unconscionable" realities of global food insecurity

Posted on 11 May 2023

The 2023 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) has just been released, a collaboration of UN and government agencies aiming to inform humanitarian and development work.

The report reveals that 258 million people (22.7%…

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Pacific youth delegate attends nuclear summit

Posted on 03 May 2023

The Hiroshima G7 Youth Summit took place in Japan last week, and among attendees was Māohi, indigenous French Polynesian, Tamatoa Tepuhiari. The event bought together around 50 young people to help make progress in…

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Concern for millions of children unvaccinated in the Middle East and North Africa

Posted on 03 May 2023

A recent press release from UNICEF reveals that between 2019-2021, over 4.3 million children in North Africa and the Middle East did not receive a single measles vaccine dose, and 3.8 million…

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Pacific nations unite to tackle violence against women

Posted on 03 May 2023

Last week, the Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Prevention Summit commenced at which attendees collaborated on combatting gender-based violence in the region. The event bought together over 100 delegates from governments, civil…

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Haiti on the verge of civil war as fighting escalates

Posted on 03 May 2023

Mercy Corps have expressed deep concern for the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti, particularly following the clash on April 24, in which 14 suspected gang members were killed.

Although the conflict has…

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Forecasted El Niño conditions could have severe impacts on Pacific region

Posted on 03 May 2023

El Niño, the oceanographic phenomenon involving the warming of global surface waters, is expected to return in June after three years of the opposite La Niña phase.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of…

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Celebrating Maternal Mental Health Day

Posted on 03 May 2023

May 3 marks World Maternal Mental Health Day, which aims to raise awareness, and change policy and attitude, around women's mental health before and after childbirth. In many countries, up to…

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Tensions rise as Indonesia increases military operations in West Papua

Posted on 27 April 2023

Last week, over a dozen Indonesian soldiers aiming to rescue New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens have been reported as captured or killed when ambushed by Papuan separatist rebels.

The Indonesian Military (TNI)…

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Humanitarian crisis escalates in Sudan as thousands seek cross-border safety

Posted on 27 April 2023

The clash in Khartoum last week has progressed into widespread fighting in the nation, with hundreds killed and thousands affected by food and power shortages. “The people of Sudan are facing…

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