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Useful Outsiders Double Episode: Civic Space, Localisation and Partnerships in the Pacific

Posted on 24 November 2023

Useful Outsiders Podcast brings you two new episodes, both facilitated by Rachel Mason Nunn, Director at Mandela Partners and Founder of Good Will Hunters (Australia's biggest development podcast).

The first episode…
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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reviews progress and addresses climate change in Samoa workshop

Posted on 23 November 2023

This week, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been in Apia, Samoa to review, reflect on and track the progress of their efforts to improve children’s rights…
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Public support needed to repair stranded YWAM Ship in Fiji

Posted on 21 November 2023

Youth with a Mission (YWAM) Ships Aotearoa is appealing to the New Zealand public to provide support in repairing their stranded medical ship. An issue with the ship’s tailshaft has left…
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Island Nation of Kiribati Affected by Climate Change

Australia grants residency to Tuvaluans displaced by climate change in groundbreaking Falepili Agreement

Posted on 21 November 2023

At this month's Pacific Islands Forum leader’s meeting, Anthony Albanese, Australia Prime Minister, and Kausea Natano, Tuvalu Prime Minister, announced that Australia would offer residency to Tuvaluans forced to relocate due…
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Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting kicks off in Cook Islands

Posted on 09 November 2023

On Monday, the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting began in Raratonga, Cook Islands, themed “Our Voices, Our Choices, Our Pacific Way: Promote, Partner, Prosper.”
 
The Forum consists of five days of…
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New insurance introduced in Samoa to aid natural disaster response

Posted on 20 October 2023

A new form of insurance has been launched by the Samoan Government to assist the population in responding to natural disasters. The insurance product was announced by La'auli Leuatea Polataivao, the Samoa…
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Deadly cyclone slams into South Pacific Islands CARITAS

National Disaster Awareness Week commences in Fiji

Posted on 20 October 2023

This week is National Disaster Awareness Week (NDAW), with this year's theme being "Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future".

An issue particularly relevant for the Pacific, the region is acknowledging the week through…
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Artificial Intelligence

Improving information access in the Pacific

Posted on 05 October 2023

Last week on September 28, the International Day for Universal Access to Information was celebrated globally, which promotes open, free and reliable sources of information, and equitable access to information. 
 
Mariam Mathew, the…
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Impacts of coastal erosion and drought on coconut palms in Eita Tarawa Kiribati _ climate

EU provides drought preparedness funding for Micronesia  

Posted on 05 October 2023

The European Union has announced that it will be providing €100,000 (over US$105 000) in funding to assist Micronesia in drought preparedness activities. 
 
There is a severe drought forecasted in Micronesia due…
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Pacific officials convene at ACP Trade Meeting

Posted on 05 October 2023

The Pacific ACP meeting commenced in Fiji on October 3, which unites Pacific members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The focus of the meeting is on…
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