Tag: Peace
Donna Miles: We can condemn the Hamas attacks and Israel’s occupation
An Israeli air strike has hit Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless...
John Mitchell: Blessed are the peacemakers – why this day is...
COMMENTARY: By John Mitchell in Suva
On Thursday, the whole world celebrated the International Day of Peace. Although the UN day is not as famous...
‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on...
Though the Oslo Accords and its signatories made many promises to the Palestinians, in reality, it carved Palestine up into bantustans and ghettos with...
Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: global laws, treaties fail to stop new...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
J. Robert Oppenheimer -- the great nuclear physicist, “father of the atomic bomb”, and now subject of a...
PNG police launch 21-day crackdown on East New Britain conflicts
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea police in East New Britain have launched a 21-day operation to clamp down on community conflicts in the province.
Police operation...
Guam’s indigenous people ‘feel less safe’ over US military build-up
By Don Wiseman, NZ Pacific journalist
Guam has long faced tensions due to the heavy United States military presence on the island.
But as Washington moves to...
Aukus ‘going against’ Pacific nuclear free treaty – Cook Islands leader
RNZ Pacific
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has joined a growing list of Pacific leaders to object to the US$250 billion nuclear submarine deal...
Lessons from peace activists – and action is up to the...
REVIEW: By Heather Devere
The aims of Peace Action: Struggles for a Decolonised and Demilitarised Oceania and East Asia as stated by the editor, Valerie...
Ukraine a year on – how the invasion changed NZ foreign...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
One year to the day since Russian tanks ran over the Ukraine border -- and over the UN...
Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign...
RNZ Pacific
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele says the country joined an agreement with the United States only after changes to wording relating to...
New book has focus on Pacific activists against militarism, for climate...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
A new Aotearoa New Zealand book focusing on activists and their causes against militarism and for social struggles and climate...
NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never...
OPEN LETTER: By Mahvash Ikram
Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks on 15 March 2019, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her...
50 Fiji troops join Australian, PNG forces boosting Honiara security
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A contingent of 50 Republic of Fiji Military Forces troops flew to Honiara today to help restore security and stability in...
Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to...
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brown in Auckland
Twenty years ago, I was on a plane from Rarotonga to Auckland. Lovely flight, with a path at the...
‘Stop, listen, Papatūānuku, the earth mother, is breathing’
The Visit Auckland video "Papatūānuku (our earth mother) is Breathing".
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, self-isolating in Auckland under New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown as...
Minto calls for ‘mobilisation’ backing peace, justice in Middle East
John Minto praises Iraqi protests against US aggression in the Middle East and calls for NZ troops to be recalled at a rally in...
Gallery: A peaceful day remembering the horrendous fate of Nagasaki
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
This week marks the 74th anniversary of the United States atomic bombings of Japan, bringing with it the annual renewed debate...
Fijian students design superheroes to challenge ‘Silence’ in comic contest
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Advocacy groups have called on children and young people to defeat the "ultimate supervillain" – silence – to help end violence...
Former BRA and BLF fighters break arrows to heal Bougainville wounds
By Aloysius Laukai in Buka
The people of Haku have demonstrated their commitment to the Bougainville peace process by reconciling former fighters from the Bougainville...
Timor-Leste finally has a government. But what happens now?
By Guteriano Neves in Dili
After nearly a year of political deadlock resulting from a minority government, and a divisive political campaign, Timor-Leste is set...
Murray Horton: Independent foreign policy? Fine words, but not reality
OPINION: By Murray Horton
The Aotearoa Independence Movement (AIM) congratulates Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for explicitly defying President Trump's bullying in relation to New Zealand's...
Canada blacklists tag Philippines with third highest number of ‘terrorists’
By Roy Abrhamn Narra and Carlo Casingcasing in Manila
Blacklists developed by the Canadian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) have tagged...