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A CARICOM-style common passport for Pacific Islands Forum citizens would give meaning to "one ocean, one people", say Seone Lolesio and Shailendra Singh.
Our humanitarian system is not just failing, it is being eroded by the very states that established it, says Simon Eccleshall.
Finding the right partners, working with flexible funding and focusing on relationships are essential to make change happen, says Duncan Green.
Compounding challenges, from the impacts of climate change to emerging digital risks, require resilient child protection systems, says Betty Barkha.
Climate finance and policy must go hand-in-hand with governance reform if adaptation is to be sustainable, say Nixon, Henderson and Adhikari.
Now in beta, the PNG Cocoa App is an agricultural extension resource that could engage a new generation of cocoa growers, say ...
Deep-sea mining in PNG has faced a large number of challenges. Is deep-sea mining in the Pacific dead in the water or should activists remain on alert?
Stephen Howes argues that the 3,000 new Pacific Engagement Visas need to be allocated strategically and, therefore, selectively across Pacific countries.
Suggested citation: Citation: Kanan, L 2025, “It’s not illegal to be pregnant”: Research report on reproductive justice and the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, Development Policy Centre, ...
US aid cuts will have direct and indirect effects on the Pacific island countries, and Australia and New Zealand should mitigate them, says Terence Wood.
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