The charity ChildFund has gone into partnership with the New Zealand government to improve well-being in the Asia Pacific region. The $NZ11.2 million ‘Impact programme,’ to which New Zealand’s foreign ministry will contribute about $NZ8.6 million, targets children, youth and their families in Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Solomon Islands over Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Pacific Youth’
American Samoa’s Paul Collins has surprise meeting with the Pope
Monday, March 26th, 2018
From among the 300 young Catholics attending the pre-synod meeting in Rome, Paul Collins from American Samoa was one of those chosen to greet Pope Francis. Collins had been one of the last of the delegates to arrive at the Vatican. He was not the original delegate chosen to represent Oceania. But a last-minute withdrawal Read more
American Samoa’s Bishop offers support in fight against drugs
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
The Bishop of Pagopago, Peter Brown, has offered support to American Samoa’s Governor Lolo Moliga’s efforts to combat the territory’s drug problem. And he is hoping that churches will stand together in this fight. The bishop wrote to Governor Lolo last week offering the support of the Catholic Church for recent initiatives reported in the Read more
Climate talks – do not sign our death warrant
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Young people from the Pacific Islands joined those from Africa to march to the United States government delegation office at the UN Climate Talks in Durban last Friday to deliver a letter asking the super-power to “not sign our death sentence in Durban”. The letter urged the nation to either lead or get out of Read more
Pacific youth advocates tell leaders to put their money where their mouth is
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011THE 42nd Pacific Islands Forum came and went, but Pacific youth advocates are pleading with leaders to wake up to the increasing number of young people involved in crime and violence in the Pacific.
Pacific youth want to be included in decision-making
Friday, September 16th, 2011
“Life is full of challenges, but when these challenges affect our rights, when these challenges are too great to overcome on our own, we must call for help…we ask our leaders, our communities to let us work alongside them,” said Merewalesi Nailatikau, UNICEF Pacific Regional Ambassador. These sentiments were echoed by other pacific youth leaders Read more