Month: October 2023

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Regional university spearheads capacity building for SDG 14

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Kalinga Seneviratne University World News The University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji is spearheading fisheries market training and research across the region as part of a five-year programme funded to the tune of €5.7 million (US$6 million) by the European Union and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Known as the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) the project aims to promote sustainable management and sound ocean governance by training and working with fishing communities in Pacific Island countries. USP is working with regional organisations such as the inter-governmental Pacific Community (SPC), Forum Fisheries Agency, and the Secretariat of … Continue reading Regional university spearheads capacity building for SDG 14

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Australia Referendum Exposes Flaws of Democracy Architecture

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Analysis by Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY | 17 October 2023 (IDN) — The resounding defeat suffered by the Australian Labour Government on the 14 October referendum to amend the constitution to recognize the “First Australians” (indigenous people) exposes the flaws in the Australian democratic architecture, especially the role of social media and concentration of media ownership in election campaigning. During the referendum campaign, the behavior of recently retired media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s  Media Corp has added voice to a Royal Commission into his media assets and its influence in Australia. Indigenous leaders across Australia have expressed dismay at the negative vote … Continue reading Australia Referendum Exposes Flaws of Democracy Architecture

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Sustainable Development Observer – Issue 24 September 2023

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Welcome to our revamped Sustainable Development Observer. For the last 5 issues we had changed the name to ‘SDGs For All’ but we have run into a copyrights issue with the name and thus decided to revert back to the original title for this publication. As we have reverted to the original name and also consider the past 5 issues as a continuation of the Sustainable Development Observer, this issue is the 24th – which makes it our 2nd anniversary issue. This monthly e-magazine is now a completely independent publication of INPS South-East Asia and Oceania – which is registered … Continue reading Sustainable Development Observer – Issue 24 September 2023