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Advancing Prosperity and Resilience in the Pacific
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Seabed mining needs to be discussed at the Pacific Islands Forum Meeting in...
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After 72 years, the World Health Organisation’s regional office in the Western Pacific will for the first time be led by...
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How Australia’s new Pacific Engagement Visa works
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A new, first-of-its-kind Australian permanent resident visa will soon be available to people from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste after it was...
Ask the Expert: Dr Oldman Koboto on COP28 climate talks
Dr Oldman Oduetse Koboto is Adviser and Manager of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH), based in Mauritius. He leads CCFAH’s work to...
UN Priorities and Sustainable Development in the Micronesia
By Jaap van Hierden
Today, 24 October 2023, we mark the 78th Anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With...
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Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
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