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Pacific leaders invited to White House

Posted on 03 May 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to step up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, which includes inviting Pacific leaders to the White House later this year. This was outlined…
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What does a world-leading Charities Law framework look like?

Posted on 26 April 2022

The 2019 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellowship Te Karahipi Rangahau a Taiao awarded to Wellington Barrister, Sue Barker, was dedicated to the question “What does a world-leading framework…
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Expressions of interest re. NGO Statements for UNHCR 84th Standing Committee

Posted on 26 April 2022

The 84th UNHCR Standing Committee will take place in Geneva on 28th - 30th June. As always, this represents a great opportunity for NGOs to express their views on issues…
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Emergency aid for Sri Lanka

Posted on 26 April 2022

Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people, is struggling to pay for imports amid a crushing debt crisis and sharp drop in foreign exchange reserves that has fueled soaring…
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Significant plastic waste following Tonga eruption response

Posted on 26 April 2022

Since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga in January, killing four people, the Pacific nation has received more than 200 shipping containers of aid supplies, including 86,000 bottles…
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Calls for United Pacific effort against climate change

Posted on 26 April 2022

It only makes sense for Pacific Island countries to work together in the fight against climate change. These were the sentiments shared by Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister, Simon Kofe following his…
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10 million internally displaced, with 5 million departing Ukraine

10 million internally displaced, with 5 million departing Ukraine

Posted on 26 April 2022

More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine in the nearly two months since Russia's full-fledged invasion began, according to a tracker from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Concerns raised over Japan’s plan to dump nuclear waste into the Pacific

Posted on 26 April 2022

Independent scientists are questioning Japan’s plans to dump just over 1 million tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, following a review of the available evidence. The panel of…
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Budget 2022: critical aid for global crises

Posted on 20 April 2022

As the New Zealand government prepares to deliver Budget 2022, the Council for International Development (CID) and its member aid agencies, are calling for the aid programme to be enhanced,…
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UK controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

Posted on 19 April 2022

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta on Friday signed a deal that will send some asylum-seekers to be detained in Rwanda (6400km away). The British…
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