Aid and development links: Technology in Africa, COP23, development research...
A draft program has been released for the 2018 Australasian Aid Conference. read more
View ArticleUN womens rights experts issue findings on Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay,...
GENEVA (20 November 2017) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its findings on the following countries which it examined during its 23 October to 17...
View ArticleRichard Marles on Australia and the Pacific
On 21 November the Hon Richard Marles MP, Shadow Minister for Defence, delivered an address to the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Australia's approach to the Pacific. read more
View ArticlePacific island links: COP23, PNG corruption, Tongas election and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program. read more
View ArticleUN expert to visit Fiji to assess human rights situation of people with albinism
GENEVA (23 November 2017) – The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, will visit Fiji from 27 November to 7 December to gather first-hand...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Step Up: The White Paper's message on the Pacific
The White Paper describes stepping up ‘support for a more resilient Pacific and Timor-Leste’ as one of only five ‘objectives of fundamental importance to Australia’s security and prosperity’. This...
View ArticleAustralias coal-fired diplomacy burns Pacific friends
Australia likes to pride itself as a Pacific power, one that shares common values with Pacific island neighbours to work towards what the new Foreign Policy White Paper calls 'a shared agenda for...
View ArticleDodging the hard questions in the Pacific
The Foreign Policy White Paper calls for enhanced engagement with the Pacific islands, a welcome priority that was echoed in Shadow Defence Minister Richard Marles' recent speech to the Lowy Institute....
View ArticleQuestions and Answers on the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
Why has the EU produced a list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions? read more
View ArticleDementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years
As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050. read more
View ArticleFiji urged by UN expert to act now to safeguard people with albinism and...
SUVA / GENEVA (7 December 2017) – It is time for Fiji to step up efforts to tackle the “invisibility” of people with albinism and ensure they enjoy their full human rights, a United Nations human...
View ArticleCommonwealth to map progress on education goals
A new Commonwealth report could help put member states on track to ensuring every child has access to good quality education, Commonwealth expert Nasir Kazmi announced today. read more
View ArticleConserving the Pacifics fish stocks
The western and central Pacific Ocean is home to the world’s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying global markets with canned tuna, sashimi and other tuna products. Industrial catches of skipjack,...
View ArticleOnly more public-private cooperation can unlock the huge climate finance...
The EIB – as the Bank of the European Union – is a key supporter of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. The EIB is the world’s largest multilateral lender for climate...
View ArticleFour WCS Conservationists Are Named Finalists for Award for Animal...
Scientists Joel Berger, Ullas Karanth, Nyawira Muthiga and Tim McClanahan Are WCS Nominees for Prestigious Honor . read more
View ArticleEducation conference must ensure no-one is left behind
Education ministers must ensure “no-one is left behind” when they gather for a major Commonwealth conference next month, former prime minister of New Zealand Helen Clark has said. read more
View ArticleFirst-Ever Regional Training Of Pacific Food Security Cluster Coordinators...
NADI – Humanitarian responders from six Pacific Island nations came together this week to improve how they prepare for and respond to natural disasters, fine-tuning their leadership and coordination...
View ArticleWhat to expect at the Melanesian Spearhead Group summit
The last time the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) got together was in 2016, for a special leaders summit held in Honiara. A number of key issues were left unresolved after that meeting,...
View ArticleOpening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein...
Bula Vinaka, good afternoon and thank you for coming. read more
View ArticleUNICEF on standby to support governments of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji as Cyclone...
SUVA, Fiji, 13 February 2018 – As Tropical Cyclone Gita, the strongest storm to ever hit Tonga, intensifies and heads towards Fiji, UNICEF offers its support to the affected Pacific island countries of...
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