PACER Plus can work if ANZ change tack
Kalio Tavola wonders if PACER Plus is flexible enough to accommodate developing country needs and the evolution of other multilateral agencies when it comes to 'free trade'.
How CEDAW impacts some Pacific cultures
Kalafi Moala examines how this important global initiative to protect women and promote gender equality has been adopted in Pacific island states, as Tonga remains one of the last to ratify it. Tonga’s ratification comes with conditions.
Who should be part of the regional architecture?
Kalio Tavola continues the debate on regionalism with a look at Australian and New Zealand influence and Fiji’s significant role to play in any architecture.
Women and reconciliation
Betty Gigisi reflects on her time working with women and reconciliation groups in the Solomon Islands after the civil war. She says women have a crucial place in traditional Pacific society and can play an important role in the search for peace.
Can the Commonwealth breathe new life into its relationship with developing countries?
Kalio Tavola wonders if there is any new thinking behind the Commonwealth’s economic approach to the developing world or whether it is better for the Pacific to focus on south-south relationships.
GoFundMe – Relief for Vanuatu / Cyclone Pam
Australian family members of PiPP staff and friends of ex-pats living and working across Vanuatu have initiated the GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help those affected by the disaster. You can donate, too.