Catherine Wilson

U.S. President Joe Biden poses for photos with Pacific Island leaders including Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, at the White House in Washington, Sept. 29, 2022 (AP photo by Susan Walsh).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Old Dominion rowing team heads to Washington, D.C. on Friday to compete in the two-day George Washington Invitational. The regatta will be held on the Potomac River at the Thompson Boat Center.

Andiswa Mlisa, Principal Advisor - Business Development, PIRMO at SPC giving a demo at the Digital Earth Pacific launch. Credit: SPC

French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed at the airport on Ouvea Island, New Caledonia, May 5, 2018 (AP photo by Theo Rouby).

Solomon Islands then-Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stand during the playing of the Solomon Islands’ national anthem at a ceremony to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, in Beijing, China, Sept. 21, 2019 (AP photo by Mark Schiefelbein).

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The territory voted in 2019 to leave Papua New Guinea, but the country’s parliament is still to ratify the separation.

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While the immediate unrest has paused, Kanaks say that sustainable peace is dependent on their grievances being addressed.

NOUMEA, New Caledonia, Jul 25 (IPS) - New Caledonia, a French overseas territory of about 290,000 people in the southwest Pacific, is facing a challenging recovery from weeks of civil unrest that erupted in mid-May, leaving an aftermath of destruction and political turmoil.