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Concerns over new version of TRIPS waiver

Posted on 07 June 2022

The waiver of Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) that was proposed 18 months ago by India and South Africa, has been redrafted following discussions with the United States and…
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Pacific Disaster Centre wins prestigious United Nations award

Posted on 07 June 2022

The University of Hawaii’s Kihei-based Pacific Disaster Centre has been named the laureate of the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk…
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Resurgence of fighting in DRC

Posted on 07 June 2022

The United Nations Refugee Agency has expressed concern over the recent resurgence of conflict in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the 19th of…
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Pacific Island nations fail to reach consensus on China security deal

Posted on 07 June 2022

Beijing Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been touring the Pacific signifying Beijing’s desire to build ties to Pacific nations and sign a trade and security deal with 10 countries. The…
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Finding Pacific solutions to both debt and climate crisis

Posted on 07 June 2022

Pacific Islands are facing a serious debt crisis that has been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdown of the tourism industry. Research based on International Monetary Fund…
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Young Rohingya refugees find purpose in youth groups

Posted on 07 June 2022

Adolescent clubs and youth groups are bridging the gap in education for Rohingya refugees living in refugee camps after fleeing from conflict in Myanmar. With over fifty percent of Rohingya refugees…
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Ukraine’s health system under pressure

Posted on 07 June 2022

The World Health Organisation has increased its presence in Ukraine and countries who are hosting displaced Ukrainians, as health needs continue to escalate as the war in Ukraine prolongs. The…
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World Bank project to create new green jobs in Fiji 

Posted on 30 May 2022

$106 million has been approved by the World Bank for unemployment assistance and the creation of an estimated 10,000 jobs through the new Jobs for Nature cash-for-work program in Fiji. 

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Ramos-Horta calls for Australia to spend big in East Timor

Posted on 30 May 2022

New East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta wants Australia to back a major infrastructure drive in south-east Asia’s newest nation. He says it’s in the new government’s strategic interest to retain “pro-Australia,…
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Romani refugees fleeing Ukraine face discrimination

Posted on 30 May 2022

Human Rights Watch reports that Moldovan authorities are segregating Romani refugees and placing them in poor and inadequate facilities. In the Czech Republic, more than 500 refugees are stuck at…
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