Fiji rights defender leads People’s Assembly

On the eve of the 68th UN General Assembly, civil society representatives from across the globe convened the first People’s General Assembly to highlight the shortcomings of traditional development models that have resulted in wealth, power and resources accruing to a tiny minority of the world richest people and corporations. The new people’s assembly is led by Virisila Buadromo, the executive director of the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement. World leaders meet later this week to consider a new international development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015.

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A deeper look at the Vanuatu election

On 22 January 2016 the people of Vanuatu went to the polls to elect the eleventh and most diverse national Parliament. In this post we look more closely at the results, which reveals democracy in Vanuatu is seemingly delivering a kind of micro federalisation. While this is reflective of the reality on the ground, it does not bode well for nation building, and presents a significant challenge for political parties to consolidate or grow their share of the popular vote.
YOUR SAY: The new Global Goals

This short survey, undertaken in partnership with RMIT University, explains the new ‎Global Goals and gives people across the Pacific the chance to rate their relevance and help track progress. The more we know about the goals, the more we can hold our leaders to account to implement them.
Coalition builder

Frustrated with the status quo? Think you can do better? Have you always wanted to build your own parliamentary coalition government? Now you can with our new coalition builder web app!

ADB MEMBERSHIP FEES

DP07- Why increasing the cost of ADB membership matters for Pacific island countries.
LESSONS FROM THE EPA

DP01 – A trade deal between the European Union and the Pacific was never going to be easy. Pacific governments need to be wary if they are to secure a good deal.
GOING MOBILE

DP06 – A social and economic impact study, exploring how households in Vanuatu use telecommunications and how it impacts daily life.