Press Release – United Nations

As planning for the UN 63rd DPI/NGO Conference continues, registration numbers are presently higher than in previous years and attention is now focused on the programme for this flagship United Nations-non-governmental organization event Read more »

Press Release – United Nations Human Rights Commissioner

Papua New Guinea has re-committed its efforts to eradicate the practice of torture and ill treatment in prisons. Read more »

Press Release – UNDP Pacific Centre

If you’re looking for the number of children in school in Vanuatu, or comparing the number of employed people in Pacific Island countries, or would like to know the number of women parliamentarians in the region, PacificInfo is the one-stop shop. Read more »

Press Release – Australian Defence Force

In a first for the Australian Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Tobruk will become the command ship for the US-led humanitarian assistance mission Pacific Partnership 2010 (PP10) Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Foreign Minister Murray McCully will lead a delegation of MPs, business people, NGOs, media and officials on the 2010 Pacific Mission to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Samoa next week. Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

WELLINGTON (Radio NZ International/Pacific Media Watch): NZ’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully says his latest discussions with his Fiji counterpart are an important part of NZ staying engaged with Fiji’s interim regime, reports Radio NZ International. Read more »

Press Release – Northland 2011

Two high-ranking members of the Japanese Rugby Union will be in Northland next week on a pre Rugby World Cup 2011 fact-finding trip. Read more »

Press Release – Queenstown Resort

Leading education institution Queenstown Resort College is proving a hotbed of international diversity with a full intake of students from 13 countries. Read more »

Aisake Casimira, programmes coordinator for the Pacific Conference of Churches: “This is a social problem.” Photo: Joe Yaya/PCC

Church leaders at this month’s Pacific Conference of Churches meeting were called on to help deal with the issue of HIV and AIDS in the Pacific, with a focus on family and discouraging “outdated” cultural norms.

Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Alex Perrottet

Church leaders must face the facts about HIV/AIDS in the Pacific and drop long-held prejudices about those living with the virus, says a regional advocate.

Steven Vete of UNAIDS said prejudice and discrimination prevent access to treatment for those most in need. Read more »

Press Release – RAMSI

RAMSI Special Coordinator, Graeme Wilson, today congratulated the Hon. Danny Philip, on his election as Prime Minister and pledged to work closely with the new government. Read more »