Pacific links: Resilience, US engagement, marine health and more

The limitations of resilience, elections in PNG, the UN Oceans Conference and more.

14 June 20171 min read

Jenny Hayward-Jones discusses the limitations of resilience in the Pacific Islands context.
Greg Colton cautions that President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may be the beginning of the end of US influence in the Pacific Isands region.
The first Pasifika musical to be staged in Australia, 'ReHavaiki', explored identity and belonging for young Pacific Islanders living away from their homelands.
Solomon Islands is launching a Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan.
Vanuatu announced it will not sign the PACER Plus trade agreement, alongside Fiji and PNG.
Bal Kama writes on the challenges faced by the O'Neill Government in PNG over the last five years leading up to this election.
Michelle Nayahamui Rooney unpacks a recent political cartoon about female candidates in the PNG election, and offers suggestions to address the media's problematic treatment of women.
The 'PNG Speaks' initiative has collected extensive interviews with ten prominent Papua New Guineans, documenting their memories of PNG's independence in 1975.
The UN Oceans Conference has ended and, after years of lobbying by Pacific nations, all 193 member countries are supporting an action plan to restore marine health.