In 2024, Toroama told BenarNews he would be seeking observer status at the subregional MSG – grouping PNG, Fiji, Solomon ...

A recent clean-up at My Suva Park revealed the scale of the litter problem, with over 67 garbage bags filled in just a few ...

On Thursday 13 March 2025, for the first time in 50 years of independence a female member of Parliament, Honourable Francesca ...

Local communities are witnessing progress in their mission for justice, 36 years after the Panguna copper mine became the ...

The World Bank Group’s new Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit introduces an innovative suite of tools to help developing countries better respond to crises and prepare for future shocks. This ...

He also highlighted past community efforts to raise funds for road construction, with those funds being lost during the Bougainville Crisis. “In the 80’s, villagers here sold cocoa and raised money to ...

Briefing reporters last week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern over the impending crisis. “I want to start by expressing my deep concern about information received in the last ...

It was a sign that he had overcome the possible complications from a respiratory crisis Friday and that his breathing function overall was improving as he recovers from pneumonia. The 88-year-old ...

Three academics from the Australian National University - Sinclair Dinnen, Miranda Forsyth, and Dennis Kuiai - have been compiling a blog, 'Post-Conflict Bougainville', and say the region continues to ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of its worst crises in years. Damien Mama, UNDP’s Resident Representative, discusses the impact of the crisis and how UNDP is responding to ...

New food security assessments indicate that 4.4 million people – nearly a quarter of the population – could face “crisis” levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher) between April and June 2025, ...

The dementia crisis is fast approaching, and without increased funding, better workplace strategies, and corporate involvement, the social and financial consequences will be devastating. Supporting ...