Tag: MSG
Kalsakau wants Melanesian staff to work at MSG secretariat
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific Vanuatu correspondent in Port Vila
Vanuatu's prime minister has stressed any future employment within the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat...
60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
Armed conflict in West Papua continues to claim lives, displace tens of thousands of people and cause...
West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane
When I ring home to West Papua, my village people often ask me about the rumours that they have...
Vanuatu must maintain strong support for West Papua, says Regenvanu
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Vanuatu needs to continue to maintain its strong support for West Papua by ensuring that the United Liberation Movement...
West Papua one step closer to MSG membership, says Wenda
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the Melanesian Spearhead Group has made solid progress under the chairmanship of Solomon Islands. Video: EMTV...
United ULMWP executive confident of O’Neill’s West Papua support
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The executive of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has complied with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister...
Herman Wainggai: 14 years on, nothing has changed for West Papua
OPINION: By Herman Wainggai
In 2002, West Papuan leaders and I traveled to Fiji to urge leaders of the PIF to support West Papua.
I also...
Melanesian Spearhead Group ‘fails’ West Papua, says Vanuatu
By Pasifik in Honiara
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed the people of West Papua.
The MSG last night...
PIANGO welcomes World Churches call for West Papua solidarity visit
The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...
West Papua membership bid on MSG agenda in Honiara next month
By Shiyal Devi in Lautoka, Fiji
The Melanesian Spearhead Group is expected to deliberate on West Papua's bid to become a full member of the...
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu promote MSG support for West Papua
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Solomon Islands Prime Minister and chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Manasseh Sogavare, has revealed that the Solomon Islands...