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Wake up call for Oceania

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

State of the Environment report for Oceania 2015 – Caring for our Common Home was released on October 4 by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. This report may help to wake New Zealanders and Australians up to the serious environmental problems exisiting in their own backyard. A Caritas indicator included in the publication gives a snapshot Read more

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Poverty on the rise in the Pacific region

Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

For many visitors the Pacific Islands appear to be a paradise. The view from a high class resort however is not shared by many of the locals. Poverty is on the rise across the Pacific region, according to a recent report published by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). An average of one in four Read more

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