Global sales of ammunition are worth more than US$4 billion and are growing at a faster rate than trade in guns, yet there is virtually no regulation in place to control where the bullets end up, according to international agency Oxfam in a new report today.
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Report on LNG Project in PNG warns of major challenges
A new report on the impacts of the multi-billion dollar Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project in Papua New Guinea highlights the industry’s achievements in addressing social change but warns of continuing major concerns that need to be addressed, a coalition of NGOs said today.
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New Zealand mired near bottom of class after budget cuts to aid
New Zealand today failed to honour its promises to assist the poorest communities in the world work their way out of poverty by slashing $133 million from its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget over the next three years, putting us even further behind OECD peers, says international development agency Oxfam.
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The community good: Examining the influence of the PNG LNG project in the Hela region of Papua New G
This report examines the influence of the PNG LNG Project (LNGP) in the Hela region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Its main purpose is to investigate immediate social changes and impacts associated with the LNGP. It focuses particularly on threats to human security, but also includes broader LNGP concerns of importance to the local people in the Hela region.
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Yemen on brink of hunger and catastrophe agencies warn
Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic food crisis, seven aid agencies said today with 10 million people – 44 per cent of the population – without enough food to eat. The aid agencies warned malnutrition rates recorded by the UN in some parts of the country were alarming, with one in three children severely malnourished.
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Surviving the storm: Lume Rural Training Centre
When cyclones rip through their island, villagers in Lume now have a safe place to shelter.
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