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ADRIFT IN THE PACIFIC: The Implications of Australia's Pacific Refugee Solution

At the beginning of the Tampa crisis in August 2001, the Australian government approached a number of neighbouring countries in the Pacific region to establish offshore detention centres - the so-called "Pacific Solution". Oxfam Community Aid Abroad, February 2002.

http://www.caa.org.au/campaigns/refugees/pacificsolution/index.html

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European Community - Nauru Country Strategy (pdf)

Country Strategy paper and National Indicative Programme for the period 2002-2007 (PDF).

http://dev-zone.net/downloads/5769nr_csp_en.pdf

(Added: Fri Jul 25 2003   Modified: Fri Oct 22 2004   Hits: 140)

From Riches to Rags : What Are Nauru's Options and how can Australia help? (PDF)

The Centre for Independent Studies. Issue analysis; no. 50. Helen Hughes, August 2004. Thirty years after enjoying the world's second highest per capita GDP after Saudi Arabia, Nauru is on the verge of insolvency, has appalling health problems and was declared one of the first 'rogue' states under the United States Patriot Act. Some Nauruans, however, have blamed Nauru's misfortunes on a disregard for basic economics and inappropriate political institutions and policies, but it has also been the victim of predators that prey on the Pacific. In the light of its history, what are Nauru's options? It can continue, with modifications, along its past and current course, or it can fundamentally reform its society and economy. If Nauru does not reform, its population will continue to increase from its present 11,000, crowding its 21sq km island, and its people will become sicker and poorer.

http://www.cis.org.au/IssueAnalysis/ia50/IA50.pdf

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Nauru and the Merits of Aid (Audio)

(95bFM's The Wire 19-8-04) Selwyn Manning & Simon Pound discuss the issue of aid to the Pacific nation of Nauru.

http://www.spectator.co.nz/audio/sm-95bfm19-8-04-nauru.m3u

(Added: Mon Aug 23 2004   Modified: Wed Oct 27 2004   Hits: 342)

Nauru Wire

Coverage of the Nauru asylum seekers situation in Australia's detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island, PNG.

http://www.nauruwire.org

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South Pacific MDG Indicator Country Summaries

(SPC) For the following Pacific Islands nations: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Republic of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, Republic of Vanuatu.

http://www.spc.int/mdgs/PIC_reports/reports.htm

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The Pacific: Online Communities

Within this website there are websites for Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Niue, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Micronesia States, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu. The aim of each website is to establish an Online Community where people can chat, share information and relax, while preserving valuable information for generations to come. There is a news section, to inform members on what's going on; a forum, which allows members to find or share information; an articles section, divided into the categories of general information, language, myths and legends, and recipes and history; a review section, so that by sharing experiences, people can make informed decisions to use or avoid certain products and services and media; an entertainment section, where you can play games, listen to music from or watch videos from musicians of that country. You can also chat with other website members using the Live Chat feature.

http://www.thepacific.co.nz/

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Suva Office, Fiji

UNDP Resident Representative & Resident Coordinator's Office for Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

http://www.undp.org.fj/

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