Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Thursday
9th April
2020
There are now more than 220 confirmed cases across the Pacific Islands region (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and six…
Category Archive: Coronavirus in the Pacific
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Thursday
16th April
2020
Infection figures remain low for the Pacific, but they have more than doubled since last week. The World Health Organization…
How might coronavirus change Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’?
Tuesday
28th April
2020
A more sophisticated and nuanced Pacific Step-up that addresses the challenges posed by coronavirus provides Australia with an opportunity to…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 September
Wednesday
9th September
2020
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Solomon Islands political tensions In Solomon Islands, tensions between the provincial government of Malaita…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 September
Wednesday
16th September
2020
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Papua New Guinea seeks further loans for economic bailout Papua New Guinea has passed…
Pacific Finance and Economic Ministers meet online
Thursday
20th August
2020
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Earlier this month the Finance and Economic Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum member…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 27 October
Wednesday
27th October
2021
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 cases at the Vanuatu border Vanuatu authorities are reporting that two people…
Fighting the giant
Tuesday
17th March
2020
The threat of COVID-19 in the Pacific islands requires a disaster response mobilisation. A chief from the remote Banks islands…
China’s footprint in the Pacific
Thursday
27th August
2020
Sheldon Chanel shares commentary on the recent "China In the Pacific" webinar as China’s footprint in the Pacific is expected…
The urgency of action: Lessons for COP26 from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Pacific
Thursday
1st July
2021
The upcoming Glasgow COP26 is pivotal. Countries are expected to significantly enhance their commitments on reducing greenhouse emissions—“ratcheting up ambition”,…