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Gender-based violence: where are we going wrong? (Because we are)

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By PNG Echo I have been advocating in the space of gender-based violence now for a dozen (or more) years and can honestly say that I feel I’ve achieved a huge ‘zero.’  Many women have been at it for a lot longer than this, some are at the coal face and many of these women are tired, discouraged and burnt out. And it’s not only us older generation. In fact, I was forced to confront the question of where we are going wrong from a message that was sent to me by a young, esteemed colleague, herself an avid campaigner Continue reading Gender-based violence: where are we going wrong? (Because we are)→

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Nation building and Prime Minister Marape

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By PNG Echo. Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been an independent, legal State for over 44 years. Nevertheless, it is arguable whether it is a ‘nation/state’. Pulling together such a diverse population into one entity to form a nation is fraught with pitfalls. There are profound challenges that have not entirely been met taking into account the Bougainville vote for independence, the independence rumblings from other quarters, such as (but not exclusively) New Ireland and the strong prevailing regionalism whereby regions are often in conflict with one another. The State of PNG needs to put much more effort into ‘nation Continue reading Nation building and Prime Minister Marape→

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