Pressure mounts on NZ and Aust to include Pacific in 'bubble'
3 June, 2020. Pressure is mounting for New Zealand to make a Pacific bubble a priority along with, or even ahead of, opening its borders with Australia.
3 June, 2020. Pressure is mounting for New Zealand to make a Pacific bubble a priority along with, or even ahead of, opening its borders with Australia.
29 May, 2020. The Pacific Community says it has received requests from eight island nations to help boost food security in the region amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 April, 2020. Pacific nations and territories are caught in a balancing act between public health and easing out of lockdown restrictions, according to WHO.
27 April, 2020. Pacific islanders living in the United States have an infection rate two to three times the average in at least four American states, according to data released Sunday by the Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence, a California-based group.
13 April, 2020. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by reports of loss of life and destruction brought by Tropical Cyclone Harold in the Pacific, his spokesman said Sunday.
10 April, 2020. The European Union will redirect US$130 million to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in the Pacific.
7 April, 2020. Australia will send charter flights carrying tonnes of urgent medical supplies and other support to Pacific island nations within days to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 and geopolitics in the Pacific
By Anna Powles, Massey University and Jose Sousa-Santos, Victoria University