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Mining’s Silent Wave: The hidden impact on marine resources and coastal communities
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The Pacific Islands News Association at 50: part I
A perspective on the history and future of the Pacific Islands News Association from incoming President Kalafi Moala.
The common feeling among participants at the...
Despite health gains, urgent action needed to meet health-related Sustainable Development Goals in the...
According to a new report released today, countries in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific region experienced the smallest decline in life expectancy...
Reflections on Pacific regionalism
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The Pacific Islands Forum and its secretariat is a complex bureaucracy that will take any individual at least a year to understand....
CHOGM 2024 Samoa to accelerate progress across the Commonwealth
More than 3,000 delegates and leaders from 56 Commonwealth countries, representing 2.7 billion people, will gather in Apia, Samoa, next week for the bi-annual...
The ongoing legacy of Pacific mobility in regional Australia
By Kaya Barry and Robert Mason
Marking the 30th anniversary of the National Recognition of Australian South Sea Islanders, two exhibitions in Queensland celebrate the...
IMF, World Bank Group, and World Health Organisation step up cooperation on pandemic preparedness
The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have agreed on broad principles...
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Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
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When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
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