Features Archive July 2022
Australian Aid Stopping the Spread of COVID-19 in Solomon Islands
The pandemic arrived late in the Pacific.
Rethinking PACER Plus
The signing of a treaty between China and Solomon Islands has instigated a frenzy of development spending in the Pacific by Australia, New Zealand and even the US.
Pacific Youth Hold Flotilla Calling on Leaders to Endorse Climate Justice at PIF
Young Pacific activists and students, alongside Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Amnesty International, and others held a major flotilla calling on world leaders to support climate justice by endorsing the campaign for an advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
AFP Enhance Digital Forensics Capability of RSIPF
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has introduced digital forensics to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) - an advancement to the investigation and evidence collection capability of the RSIPF.
Ocean Acidification A Threat To Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands consist of 98 percent ocean and two percent land. With Pacific people already impacted by climate change, the threats posed by ocean acidification are overwhelming, adding yet another layer to the long list they must suffer.
The Pacific is Not a Geostrategic Chessboard
The following is a statement made by the President of Nauru, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea, at the 2022 Pacific Update Conference on Tuesday. He shares his views on Pacific regionalism, Nauru, its Covid-19 situation and on geostrategic competition between China and the West in the Pacific.
