Features Archive August 2020
Fighting Two Pandemics Hand in Hand in Asia and the Pacific
Ending hunger and poverty amid COVID-19 impacts will require leveraging agricultural technology, innovation and partnerships.
COVID-19, Development and a Green New Deal
There has been much debate on the COVID-19 international development forum and elsewhere about the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in developing countries, and how donors and the broader development community could or should respond.
Against Amending the Constitution to Make PNG a Christian Country
In a recent article, Dr Eugene Ezebilo of the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNG NRI) asserts that “PNG’s Constitution does not recognise Christianity as the country’s religion”.
Serving Communities in Remote Pacific Islands, WFP Humanitarian Air Service Supports COVID-19 Response
The Pacific humanitarian air service launched a flight yesterday, delivering 6.5 tonnes of essential medical cargo and moving humanitarian personnel to support the COVID-19 response in Fiji, Kiribati and Nauru.
Fishing For Success: Lessons in Pacific Regionalism
Books by people in public life that present a story of the times in which they played a role can make for a dismal reading experience.
United Nations Announces Virtual Concert to Unite Pacific Region in the Fight Against Covid-19
The United Nations has announced Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together, a first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed concert that will call on leaders and citizens across the region to work together and with the rest of the world in the fight against COVID-19.
Delivering Vital Medical Supplies, Humanitarian Air Service Boosts Covid-19 Response Efforts in the Pacific
Countries and territories of the Pacific Islands and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached a milestone today with the launch of the humanitarian air service in the region.
My Acting Dream Will Still Carry on Through This Pandemic
Everyone loves to watch a good movie or two in their time of relaxation. In fact some therapists now prescribe movies as a form of treatment for psychological problems. But COVID-19 has also upended the global film industry, halting film production and closing cinemas.
