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Advocacy spurs amendment to Special Ukraine Policy

Posted on 29 March 2023

On 10 March, an open letter went to the government from humanitarian organisations and Ukrainian community groups in New Zealand requesting targeted humanitarian policy for Ukrainian refugees fleeing to New Zealand. On…

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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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UN's decreasing humanitarian support in Iraq

Posted on 23 March 2023

As it reaches 20 years since the US invaded Iraq, there is a recent shift being seen in the UN’s approach – specifically a decrease in humanitarian support compared to the past…

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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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IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report gives fundamental climate change insights

Posted on 23 March 2023

On March 20, IPCC released the Synthesis Report of the AR6 – the fourth and final instalment of the sixth assessment report. This report is particularly important as it will be used…

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New reports reveal realities of fiscal consolidation in Papua New Guinea

Posted on 23 March 2023

Dev Policy Blog have recently released two reports, both drawing attention to Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) high levels of debt, and the unlikeliness the nation will be able to significantly…

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Extension of Black Sea grain deal vital to international food security

Posted on 23 March 2023

The UN Secretary-General released a statement on March 18 that the Black Sea grain initiative had been extended. This deal was signed in Istanbul in July 2022 as a response to the…

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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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Türkiye and Syria quake zones hit by flash flooding

Posted on 22 March 2023

A month after devastating earthquakes resulted in over 50,000 deaths, Türkiye and Syria have now been hit by severe flooding from torrential rains last week.

Türkiye's South-East provinces of Adiyamin and Sanliurfa, some of…

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WHO and UNICEF establish cholera vaccination programme in Syria

Posted on 16 March 2023

It has been announced that 1.7 million cholera vaccines will be administered to individuals aged one year and older in Syria. WHO and UNICEF are working alongside the Syria Immunisation Group and…

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