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Government Allocates $20M to Strengthen Response to Severe Weather Events in the Pacific

Posted on 12 February 2024

Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has begun his Pacific Mission trip alongside Pacific People’s Minister Dr. Shane Reti. The tour commenced in Tonga, which includes a bilateral…
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister to Address Australian Parliament Amid Escalating Pacific Security Concerns with China

Posted on 12 February 2024

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, is expected in Canberra this week to discuss ongoing geopolitical issues regarding Australia, China, and PNG. Marape is among the first to be…
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Global Forum Addresses Climate-Induced Relocation Challenges in the Pacific  

Posted on 26 January 2024

From 23-25 January, the 14th Global Forum on Migration and Development took place in Geneva. The summit bought together government expertise globally to discuss challenges and opportunities pertinent to international migration and development, and…
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End of South Pacific Cyclone Season Report 2022-2023

Posted on 22 November 2023

By Giorgia Zigliani, Lara Goulding and Stuart Meiklejohn

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The 2022-23 tropical season saw five named tropical cyclones, with the first cyclone Hale (category 1) named on 8 January…
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End of 2020/ 2021 South Pacific Cyclone Season Report

Posted on 02 November 2021

By Aaron Davy

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In reflecting upon the 2020/ 2021 Cyclone Season, this report seeks to distil several discussion threads relating to a range of cash-based interventions as part…
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CID Weekly: Who's getting the vaccine, Samoa election, upcoming CID Talks

Posted on 13 April 2021

Development & Humanitarian News

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The above graph shows the rolling 7-day average of COVID vaccine doses administered per 100 people. 

*Oceania includes all countries in the Pacific, including New…
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A Game-Changer Election in Samoa

Posted on 13 April 2021

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Samoan politics is on a knife edge, after an election that  resulted in a dead heat between the two major…
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CID Weekly: Timor-Leste Floods, UK Aid Racism Investigation

Posted on 06 April 2021

Development & Humanitarian News

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The above graph shows the rolling 7-day average of COVID vaccine doses administered per 100 people. 

*Oceania includes all countries in the Pacific, including New…
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CID Talk: The Role of NZ NGOs in the Cyclone Yasa Response

Posted on 27 January 2021

This CID Talk was opportunity to hear from aid professionals from a number of New Zealand NGOs that are involved in the response, and to hear some of the successes…
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Press release: a plea to Kiwis, banks and businesses - send cash not stuff!

Posted on 09 December 2020

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The Council for International Development has launched a roadshow, plus a media campaign to encourage the New Zealand public to send cash,…
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