Pacific Waves

Fiji police appeal to parents to keep their children safe over the school holiday period after the deaths of four children last week; Civil society organisations working with survivors of gender-based violence in the Pacific are urging police in the region to apply zero tolerance approaches to gender based violence; The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says he will want answers from the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill when they meet next month; Calls mount in PNG for those who tortured a six year old girl for sorcery to come forward; Vanuatu's opposition leader says the government has conceded the country's interests too readily to satisfy international requirements over its tax haven status.

Fiji police have made a public appeal to parents to keep their children safe over the school holiday period after the deaths of four children last week.

Civil society organisations working with survivors of gender-based violence in the Pacific are urging police in the region to apply zero tolerance approaches to gender based violence.

The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says he will want answers from the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill when they meet next month.

Calls mount in PNG for those who tortured a six year old girl for sorcery to come forward; Vanuatu's opposition leader says the government has conceded the country's interests too readily to satisfy international requirements over its tax haven status; Two in three women in the Pacific will experience sexual and/or physical violence in their lifetimes according to UN Women; PNG plans for a significant lift in income in the latest Budget but an economist says the figures are not believable, and; Prominent Australian doctors say their country's reputation has been damaged by inadequate healthcare for Manus Island refugees.

Calls mount in PNG for those who tortured a six year old girl for sorcery to come forward

Vanuatu's opposition leader says the government has conceded the country's interests too readily to satisfy international requirements over its tax haven status.

A new community youth centre is planned for the Kiribati township of Betio to address the issue of high youth unemployment rates.

According to UN Women, on average, two in three women in the Pacific will experience sexual and/or physical violence in their lifetimes; PNG plans for a significant lift in income in the latest Budget but an economist says the figures are not believable; prominent Australian doctors say their country's reputation has been damaged by inadequate healthcare for Manus Island refugees; environmental and economic risk unknown in Cooks' deep sea mining; New community centre to help the youth of Kiribati.

On average two in three women around the Pacific will experience sexual and/or physical violence in their lifetimes.