The social benefits of seasonal worker programmes

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By offering more effective training opportunities through its Seasonal Worker Programme, the Australian Government can contribute to the lives of workers and their home...

New benefits for Pacific from Forum/PCRIC Disaster Risk Finance partnership

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The Pacific Islands Forum and the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) have confirmed a new partnership which includes the placement of a Forum...

Micronesia’s exit from the Pacific Islands Forum

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By Graeme Dobell The slow-motion crash of Micronesia’s break with the Pacific Islands Forum has reached the one-year mark. Back on 8 February 2021, the Micronesia...

Pacific islands prepare for UNEA 5.2, marine and plastic pollution targeted

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Member States of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continued preparations for the Resumed Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment...

Fighting corruption essential to reducing inequality in Pacific Islands

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By Catherine Wilson Corruption continues to have a crippling effect on the lives of many people in southwest Pacific Island countries, exacerbating hardship and...

SPREP offers environmental assistance in the aftermath of the Tonga volcano and tsunami

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The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is deeply concerned about the impact of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano...

Seabed mining equity dilemmas in the Pacific

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Seabed mining can affect fisheries and the flow-on social equity issues need to be addressed. By Aline Jaeckel, Quentin Hanich, Harriet Harden-Davies, Judith van Leeuwen,...

COVID-19 may create a flood of criminal deportees to the Pacific

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Closed borders have created a backlog of criminal deportations to Pacific Islands states, and more effective transition programs are needed to reduce the risk...

How Pacific climate diplomacy is changing

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Negotiating from a position of strength Pacific Island nations facing the reality of climate change-induced land loss are using their diplomatic strength to ensure...

Illegal fishing in Pacific much lower than 2016 level, says report

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By Giff Johnson Effective Pacific fisheries monitoring and surveillance coupled with improved data reporting are among reasons cited by a recently released fisheries study that...

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Milestone for Pacific/U.S Tuna Treaty

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Former Fiji PM Bainimarama granted absolute discharge, Qiliho fined

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