EU to redirect funds for Covid-19 response in Pacific
10 April, 2020. The European Union will redirect US$130 million to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in the Pacific.
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
24 March, 2020. Tourism is considered to be the backbone of many Pacific island economies, providing thousands of people with jobs and income to governments.
18 March, 2020. Countries around the Pacific continue to scramble to implement measures to safeguard citizens from the COVID-19 coronavirus.
24 February, 2020. An academic wants Australia to form closer partnerships with four small Pacific states that he believes face "existential" threats.
23 February, 2020. In Fiji, wearing traditional dress in shades of blue, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin heard local songs and viewed native dances at a dinner Thursday hosted by the Pacific island nation’s president.
5 February, 2019. A Pacific health provider has adopted a Fonofale model to address social isolation and other issues plaguing Pasifika communities in New Zealand's South Island.