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Women play a critical leadership role in the provision of healthcare across the Asia-Pacific Region, including during disasters. They are working to build more resilient health systems and helping transform the way healthcare is provided.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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Documents and publications
This Pacific Risk Profile is intended to provide Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade program managers and implementing partners with easy access to essential risk information.
Documents and publications

This paper discusses the critical role of national mobilisation in response to crises and outlines key principles for effective mobilisation. 2020 was a year of unprecedented problems that highlighted countries’ need to improve managing their responses to

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Health facilities are close to being overwhelmed in PNG, medical staff are being struck down and 50% of one batch of PNG swabs tested in Brisbane last week were positive.
Conversation Media Group, the
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A COVID-19 crisis is now unfolding in PNG with alarming speed and Australia's response must quickly match it to help ensure protection for everyone.
Conversation Media Group, the
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This paper examines La Niña 2021 and the anticipatory action for food security and livelihood in the Pacific Islands. La Niña conditions are likely to persist until April 2021, however the impacts may be felt beyond this timeframe. Countries of high

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Papua New Guinea showcased its commitment to global climate action by being one of the first countries, to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC).
United Nations Development Programme - Papua New Guinea
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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For the island nation of Papua New Guinea, climate change poses an immediate and ongoing threat to human life, livelihoods, and economic development.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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