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href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/mp-wale-applauds-mrd-as-constituents-get-insight-on-new-cdf-law/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – Solomon Islands MRD</p> <p> The Leader of Opposition and Member of Parliament (MP) for Aoke-Langalanga Constituency (ALLC), Honourable Mathew Wale has expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) for an enriching CDF Act 2023 awareness program conducted for his … <a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/mp-wale-applauds-mrd-as-constituents-get-insight-on-new-cdf-law/#more-35546" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-35545"> <a title="The Global Development Conference (GDC) 2024 Concluded In Fiji" href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/the-global-development-conference-gdc-2024-concluded-in-fiji/" rel="bookmark">The Global Development Conference (GDC) 2024 Concluded In Fiji</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> December 2, 2024<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/the-global-development-conference-gdc-2024-concluded-in-fiji/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – University Of The South Pacific</p> <p>This years conference was attended by a diverse group of over 700 participants from nearly 100 nationalities, with more than 200 attending in person and 500 joining online. <a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/the-global-development-conference-gdc-2024-concluded-in-fiji/#more-35545" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-35544"> <a title="Samoa Citizenship Bill: Divided Opinions And Calls For Inclusions" href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/samoa-citizenship-bill-divided-opinions-and-calls-for-inclusions/" rel="bookmark">Samoa Citizenship Bill: Divided Opinions And Calls For Inclusions</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> December 2, 2024<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/samoa-citizenship-bill-divided-opinions-and-calls-for-inclusions/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Article – RNZ</p> <p>Under the new law, only those born within the specified time frame are eligible, leaving children and grandchildren of these individuals without a pathway. <a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/samoa-citizenship-bill-divided-opinions-and-calls-for-inclusions/#more-35544" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-35543"> <a title="Kanak Pro-Independence Leader Christian Téin To Remain In Mainland France Jail" href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/kanak-pro-independence-leader-christian-tein-to-remain-in-mainland-france-jail/" rel="bookmark">Kanak Pro-Independence Leader Christian Téin To Remain In Mainland France Jail</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> December 2, 2024<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/kanak-pro-independence-leader-christian-tein-to-remain-in-mainland-france-jail/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Article – RNZ</p> <p>This followed an earlier ruling on 22 October 2024 from the Court of Cassation, which is tasked to rule on possible procedural mistakes in earlier judgements. <a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/kanak-pro-independence-leader-christian-tein-to-remain-in-mainland-france-jail/#more-35543" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-35541"> <a title="Pacific Youth Hope Historic Hearing In The Hague Delivers Climate Justice Where COP Did Not" href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/pacific-youth-hope-historic-hearing-in-the-hague-delivers-climate-justice-where-cop-did-not/" rel="bookmark">Pacific Youth Hope Historic Hearing In The Hague Delivers Climate Justice Where COP Did Not</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> December 2, 2024<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/pacific-youth-hope-historic-hearing-in-the-hague-delivers-climate-justice-where-cop-did-not/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – Save The Children</p> <p>Vanuatu, along with a group of Pacific Island law students, have spearheaded the move to seek an advisory opinion from the ICJ that will define the legal obligations of countries to take climate action. <a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/pacific-youth-hope-historic-hearing-in-the-hague-delivers-climate-justice-where-cop-did-not/#more-35541" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-35542"> <a title="CBLC Update" href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/cblc-update/" rel="bookmark">CBLC Update</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> December 2, 2024<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/cblc-update/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – Financial Markets Authority</p> <p>The FMA considers that it is in the public interest to continue the IPO proceeding against the estate given Mr Hutchisons central involvement in the Samoa Transaction. The High Court agreed that this does not amount to an abuse of process and that a … <a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/cblc-update/#more-35542" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-35540"> <a title="The Latest Update On The HMNZS Manawanui Response | 02 December" href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/the-latest-update-on-the-hmnzs-manawanui-response-02-december/" rel="bookmark">The Latest Update On The HMNZS Manawanui Response | 02 December</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> December 2, 2024<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/category/pacificpressreleases/" rel="category tag">Pacific Press Releases</a></span><a href="https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/12/the-latest-update-on-the-hmnzs-manawanui-response-02-december/#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force</p> 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