United Nations and Pacific - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 26 Sep 2013 09:34:12 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg United Nations and Pacific - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 John Momis says UN gender violence report is wrong https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/09/27/john-momis-says-un-gender-violence-report-wrong/ Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:06:44 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=50143 THE PRESIDENT OF Papua New Guinea's autonomous province of Bougainville, Dr John Momis, is calling on the United Nations to apologise and withdraw a survey on gender violence he says is flawed. The UN Gender Violence Survey was released last week and included assertions that some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the Read more

John Momis says UN gender violence report is wrong... Read more]]> THE PRESIDENT OF Papua New Guinea's autonomous province of Bougainville, Dr John Momis, is calling on the United Nations to apologise and withdraw a survey on gender violence he says is flawed.

The UN Gender Violence Survey was released last week and included assertions that some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the Asia/Pacific region occur in the province. Continue reading

John Momis says UN gender violence report is wrong]]> 50143 Our near abroad: Australia and Pacific islands regionalism https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/12/09/our-near-abroad-australia-and-pacific-islands-regionalism/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:30:01 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=17816

This report, authored by Richard Herr and Anthony Bergin, suggests that with rising Chinese influence in the region, the US appears to doubt that Australia can deliver on South Pacific issues. The Pacific Island members of the United Nations now meet under the rubric of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States that excludes Australia. The Melanesian Read more

Our near abroad: Australia and Pacific islands regionalism... Read more]]> This report, authored by Richard Herr and Anthony Bergin, suggests that with rising Chinese influence in the region, the US appears to doubt that Australia can deliver on South Pacific issues.

The Pacific Island members of the United Nations now meet under the rubric of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States that excludes Australia.

The Melanesian Spearhead Group has backed fellow member Fiji against Australian sanctions. The MSG doesn't include Australia.

Australia is losing influence over collective decision-making in the South Pacific.

Australia should re-gather the threads of regional leadership.

Continue reading 'Our near abroad: Australia and Pacific Islands regionalism.'

You can watch Anthony Bergin discussing this paper on ASPI's YouTube channel.

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