4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (707+ words) For decades, Papua New Guinea has struggled with some of the highest maternal and newborn mortality rates in the Pacific. Nationally, fewer than four in ten births take place with a skilled birth attendant, and this figure is as low…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (725+ words) Exile is silent, but its pain lives on in the dreams of Afghan children. The noise of factories in Pakistan has come to supplant the ringing of school bells in the refugee settlements. Empty notebooks sit around waiting to be…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (545+ words) For most of the last decade, a shortage of foreign exchange was the private sector's top complaint. But the just-published 2026 PNG 100 CEO Survey shows that access to foreign exchange is now much less of a problem for business. This is…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (179+ words) When a Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme worker in an Australian abattoir gets fewer shifts one fortnight, what happens to their family's budget back in Fiji? Figure 1: Fortnightly incomes and remittances Source: Negative Shocks Travel Home discussion paper. Figure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (703+ words) Homophobia in Fiji's schools, and its impact on student wellbeing Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (117+ words) Source: Ministry of Finance. Meanwhile, Sumatra and Kalimantan converted vast forest tracts into oil palm, timber and coal extraction zones decades ago, fuelling rapid economic growth. Without deliberate fiscal intervention, conservation-rich regions will remain cash-starved, perpetuating a system where environmental…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (603+ words) Deep-seated stigma and cultural attitudes further isolate PWDs. Disability is often seen as a source of shame or associated with sorcery. Families might hide children or keep adults with disabilities at home, fearing ridicule. Women with disabilities face compounded discrimination,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) The number of visitors to Papua New Guinea rebounded strongly in 2022 and 2023, largely driven by the reopening of international borders following COVID-19 travel restrictions. This recovery reflected pent-up travel demand, resumed airline operations and the gradual return of business and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (942+ words) In Fiji, the Social Pension Scheme pension is having a huge impact on reducing poverty, with analysis suggesting poverty among older persons would be around 40% higher without the scheme. The pension supports more than 58, 000 older people and, for many households,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (15+ words) The Pacific Banking Guarantee Act: the need for transparency'Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre...