Features Archive August 2021
Stronger Together to Save Lives, Promote Economic Recovery and Build Resilient Health Systems
Australia and our close friends in the Pacific and Timor-Leste are facing unprecedented challenges. However, our commitment and determination to work together is ensuring we can protect the health and safety of our people.
COVID-19 Threatens Asia and Pacific’s Progress on SDGs, ADB Data Shows
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is threatening Asia and the Pacific’s progress toward critical targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Reconciling Customary Land and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands
Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over ceremony Thursday last week.
Tommy Baker: PNG’s Ned Kelly?
In late July of this year, the PNG’s Post-Courier pulled off the country’s scoop of the decade. The daily paper’s anonymous “staff reporters” interviewed the nation’s most wanted fugitive, notorious gang-leader Tommy Baker. Baker and his gang have been on the run since 2013.
Climate Finance Access Network Announces 8 Pacific Countries Receiving Dedicated Climate Finance Advisors
The Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN), coordinated by RMI and supported by regional and global partners, has announced the first eight countries to receive dedicated advisors for climate finance.
Woman Farmer Shows Way as SIDS Country Battles Pandemic’s Struggles
A woman farmer in Samoa is using innovation and technology to overcome economic hardship as the Pacific island nation seeks ways to adapt to the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Major Climate Change Report Declares "Code Red" for Humanity
‘1.5 degrees to stay alive’ is the voice from the Pacific to the world’s biggest carbon gas emitters as a major UN scientific report declares "code red" for humanity.
Pacific Ministers Prioritise Addressing Covid-19 and Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Pacific Ministers have identified dealing with the immediate impacts of Covid-19 and the longer term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries as key areas to address, at the 18th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial (FFCMin18) meeting, which concluded last week.
Proud in Culture, Strong in Spirit – Yuendumu Doors Exhibition Launched
Honiara residents will be able to view a weeklong Australian Indigenous art exhibition launched yesterday at the National Art Gallery by the Australian High Commissioner, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, and the Permanent Secretary for Education and Human Resources Development.
