A new climate for human rights
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER, CHRISTIAN LANE AND WESLEY MORGAN | This week the world turns its attention to the United Nations climate summit… Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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Our Pacific Outlook blog features expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest Pacific news and affairs.
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 3 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific delegations commence work in Glasgow Although the number of delegations attending COP26 from the Pacific is smaller than… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 27 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 cases at the Vanuatu border Vanuatu authorities are reporting that two people have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
Glasgow showdown: Pacific islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses, to UN summit
WESLEY MORGAN | The Pacific islands are at the frontline of climate change. But as rising seas threaten their very existence, these tiny… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 20 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG COVID-19 crisis worsens As more information comes in from provinces across Papua New Guinea, a picture is building of the… Read More
What is COP26 and why does the fate of Earth, and Australia’s prosperity, depend on it?
WESLEY MORGAN | In just over two weeks, more than 100 world leaders will gather in the Scottish industrial city of Glasgow for… Read More
One region, one family, one report: Activating trade and investment between Australia and the Pacific islands region
CAITLIN BYRNE AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific island nations, like many others in the Asia Pacific, face a long and challenging… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 13 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Fiji sets the date for the reopening of international borders In Fiji, there have been further relaxations to… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 6 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific countries caught up in ‘Pandora Papers’ revelations Two countries in the Pacific islands region feature in revelations in the ‘Pandora… Read More
Road to COP26: Innovative sources of funding for climate action in the Pacific
NIC MACLELLAN | Global climate negotiations through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have focussed on targets for mitigation and the need… Read More
