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Leaders initiate reconciliation at Forward Fiji Declaration signing

Posted on 17 May 2023

During the Girmit Day Thanksgiving in Fiji on Sunday, leaders signed the Forward Fiji Declaration in hopes of reconciling the Indo-Fijian Girmitya and Indigenous iTaukei people in the nation. Prime Minister…
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Report reveals connection between skyrocketing internal displacement and food security

Posted on 17 May 2023

The 2023 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) was released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) on 11 May, and among other things shed light on the relationship between internally displaced populations…
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Ceasefire deescalates Gaza Strip fighting

Posted on 17 May 2023

On May 14, the European Union announced a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, commending Egypt on its role in facilitating the mediation.

Conflict between Israel and Palestine erupted on May 9 as Israeli military…
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Youth unite at Pacific Conference on Governance

Posted on 17 May 2023

The Pacific Conference on Governance was held in Auckland on 11-12 May, which bought together young people from 18 Pacific countries to discuss corruption in the region. The event focused on…
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Pre-budget 2023: Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Posted on 15 May 2023

The Council for International Development Aotearoa New Zealand calls on the Government to firmly commit to increasing Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure in this year’s budget to be announced later…
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Call for decarbonisation as Pacific convene for energy and transport meeting

Posted on 11 May 2023

This week, the 5th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting (PRETMM) began in Port Vila, bringing together ministers, officials and technical specialists to speak to this years theme “Accelerating decarbonisation in the…
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Food aid suspended to Ethiopia's Tigray region

Posted on 11 May 2023

The World Food Programme and USAID have both “until further notice” suspended their food aid deliveries in the Northern Ethiopia region of Tigray. This comes after it was revealed there had…
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Commonwealth Secretary-General makes post-cyclone visit to Vanuatu

Posted on 11 May 2023

At the end of last month, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, visited Vanuatu to discuss climate impact and action.
 
The visit comes as the nation still reels from…
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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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