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By Daniel Dickinson
Wars regularly make headlines. Preventing them rarely does.
Yet for the past 20 years, the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) has quietly been helping...
China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister
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Forum DSG Solofa calls for deeper regional integration as economic pressures mount
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3.2 million leaflets for New Caledonian voters
By Nic Macllellan in Noumea
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PNG PM directs nationwide preparedness as EL Nino threatens prolonged dry season
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Marshall Islands Chair opens Economic officials meeting, urges strong input for Ministers
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Why Capacity Building Matters: Supporting Pacific SIDS in understanding Deep-Seabed Governance
By Sainivalati S. Navoti (Sai), Chief, SIDS Unit, UN DESA
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“Australia told me to sign”: Samoa PM on rugby money
Samoa Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt told parliament on Monday that Australia had told him to sign the AU$50 million Veimoana agreement to support...
New World Rugby Rankings criteria
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El Niño declared as drought and cyclone risks increase: Tonga Meteorological Service
Tonga has declared that El Niño conditions are now in force, with meteorologists warning of increased drought risk, reduced rainfall and a potentially more...
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