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World Bank opens office in Northern Pacific

Posted on 05 April 2023

The World Bank has recently established a new office in the Federated States of Micronesia island Pohnpei.
 
The World Bank has significantly increased its presence in the North Pacific in the last six…
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Kiribati representative speaks to nation's drought at UN Water Conference

Posted on 29 March 2023

The UN Water Conference held in New York last week addressed the global water crisis, as an estimated 2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water. 

Teburoro Tito, UN Representative for…
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Board of the Forum of Young Parlimentarians welcomes first Pacific MP

Posted on 23 March 2023

Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, has just been named as a member of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians Board.
 
The Forum of Young Parliamentarians aims to ensure youth…
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Pacific nations unite on call for 'Fossil Fuel Free Pacific'

Posted on 22 March 2023

Last week, representatives from six Pacific islands - Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tonga, Fiji, Niue, and the Solomon Islands - agreed on the Port Vila Call to Action for a Just Transition to…
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Samoan climate leader speaks at Commonwealth Service

Posted on 15 March 2023

Last week, Sulafi Brianna Fruean, a young Samoan climate advocate, was invited to speak at the annual Commonwealth Service in London. The conference is Britain’s largest inter-faith gathering each year, where…
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US seeks to dominate China in the Pacific with proposed budget increase

Posted on 15 March 2023

In President Biden's proposed federal budget released last week, over US 7.1 billion of funding was allocated for the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau. Although the budget has not yet been approved,…
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Pacific nations support new International Treaty for the High Seas

Posted on 15 March 2023

Last week, Mark Brown, Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, made a statement endorsing the new UN high seas treaty. The treaty has been in…
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New report investigates the reality of spousal violence in Papua New Guinea

Posted on 09 March 2023

Research has revealed that Papua New Guinea (PNG) is among the top three countries in the world with the highest levels of lifetime intimate partner violence towards women. The report was…
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Aotearoa New Zealand's humanitarian response to Vanuatu cyclones

Posted on 06 March 2023

A state of emergency was declared in Vanuatu as the nation was hit by Tropical Cyclone Kevin almost immediately after Tropical Cyclone Judy. The pair of cyclones have impacted an estimated…
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Vanuatu community demands rebuild from 2020 Cyclone Harold

Posted on 02 March 2023

The Melisi community in Pentecost are demanding the Vanuatu government take action after living in the destruction from Cyclone Harold for 3 years.
 
Area administrator Jean Vianey Barang says barely any progress has…
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