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The impact of labour mobility schemes on families in home countries

Posted on 06 April 2023

Researchers used their findings from 450 qualitative interviews with employers and workers involved with migrant work in New Zealand and Australia to discover the impact on families back home in Kiribati, Tonga…
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Humanitarian concerns after International Committee of the Red Cross announces budget cut

Posted on 06 April 2023

In an announcement early last month, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) disclosed that they would be cutting this year’s budget by CHF 440 million due to significant shortfalls in funding.…
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World Bank opens office in Northern Pacific

Posted on 05 April 2023

The World Bank has recently established a new office in the Federated States of Micronesia island Pohnpei.
 
The World Bank has significantly increased its presence in the North Pacific in the last six…
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Ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen after eight years of conflict

Posted on 05 April 2023

On the eight year anniversary of the conflict in Yemen, the nation still faces an ongoing humanitarian crisis with a pressing need for aid. The conflict, which began in 2015…
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UN adopts Vanuatu climate change resolution

Posted on 05 April 2023

Last week, the UN general assembly adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution, asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an advisory opinion on climate change. The resolution raises questions about the role…
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy causes unprecedented devastation in Malawi

Posted on 30 March 2023

The people of Malawi require urgent humanitarian assistance in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, facing extreme flooding with a state of disaster declared in 14 districts. The event has claimed over…
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European Humanitarian Forum sparks crucial dialogue on humanitarian action

Posted on 29 March 2023

The second edition of the European Humanitarian Forum, held in Brussels on 20 and 21 March, offered a necessary conversation about humanitarian aid. The forum bought together 2000 participants, including the EU,…
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Post-pandemic challenges facing frontline humanitarian organisations

Posted on 29 March 2023

A recent report by the Australian Red Cross gathered data from their national societies in six Asia-Pacific countries to assess the impact of Covid-19 on their organisations.

Local actors played a significant role…
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Pacific Women’s Network convene to tackle gender-based violence

Posted on 29 March 2023

The Pacific Women’s Network Against Violence Against Women (PWNAVAW), alongside the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), gathered in Fiji this week in a…
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Advocacy spurs amendment to Special Ukraine Policy

Posted on 29 March 2023

On 10 March, an open letter went to the government from humanitarian organisations and Ukrainian community groups in New Zealand requesting targeted humanitarian policy for Ukrainian refugees fleeing to New Zealand. On…
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