UNODC urges Pacific to build anti-corruption safeguards into disaster planning
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific governments need to build transparency, accountability and anti-corruption safeguards into disaster preparedness before emergencies strike, the United Nations...
Pacific Journalists urged to put inclusion at centre of corruption reporting
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific journalists need to look beyond the corruption itself and examine how corruption and climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women,...
Giving the ocean a voice: Pacific journalists gather ahead of PINA summit
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti in Savusavu
“We all are in this canoe trying to do what our ancestors did centuries back, settling into new...
Fiji calls for climate finance to match Pacific needs
Fiji has called for climate finance to move from commitments to implementation, warning that Pacific island countries need funding at the scale, speed and...
“Don’t miss a beat” in heart health push: Serevi urges Fijians
Fijian rugby great and PSH Hospitals Brand Ambassador Waisale Serevi is urging Fijians to take heart health seriously, warning that delaying medical checks could...
Corruption in Tonga has shifted into Civil Service: PINA President Moala
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Veteran Tongan journalist and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala says corruption in the Pacific is no...
UNODC warns climate funds face corruption risks as Pacific climate finance grows
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
The growing flow of climate and disaster finance into the Pacific must be matched by stronger accountability as complex...
Pacific journalists urged to scrutinise climate finance
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific journalists will examine corruption risks in climate finance and disaster response programmes Monday, focusing on how weak oversight...
Constitution timeline could put Fiji election at risk: GCC member Ro Naulu Mataitini
Rewa chief and Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) member Ro Naulu Mataitini says Fiji must put the next general election ahead of constitutional reform...
Women leaders, journalists unite for accountability training in Savusavu
Grassroots women leaders and media practitioners will come together in Savusavu today for a two-day training focused on strengthening public accountability and community engagement.
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