A documentary film released last year tells the story of the Carteret Islanders who have been called the world’s first climate refugees. This remote chain of six small Pacific islands and the 1000 or so people who live there are is fast losing ground to rising sea levels. Sun Come Up tells the story of [...] » Read More
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Carteret Islanders – some of the world’s first climate refugees
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011No.13 – Lent Event as creating Peace
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011with guest blogger Mrs. Margaret Reeson MA (National Committee Member, Relief and Development) on reason no. 13 of 21 to register now for Lent Event 2011. Check out the Act Reflect Connect blog for the full series. It was a clue. A notice taped to the door of the waiting area at a small regional airport in Papua New Guinea instructed us as passengers to book through our weapons and... Read More »
Talking Pigs and Peace
Monday, January 31st, 2011Reflections on meeting Bishop Wai Tege from UnitingWorld Intern Steph Dalton I have a pig. You steal, kill or injure my pig. You have to compensate me for the damage. You don’t. Therefore I have every right to retaliate. For a girl from Sydney, this all sounds a bit extreme. But for tribes in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, where tradition dictates the “eye for an... Read More »
Congratulations to the Right Rev. Sir Samson Lowa
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Share UnitingWorld congratulates the Right Rev. Sir Samson Lowa, Moderator of the United Church in PNG and former member of the UnitingWorld Reference Committee, who is now a Knight of the British Empire (KBE). The Right Rev. Sir Samon Lowa, Moderator of the United Church in PNG He was awarded the KBE in recognition of his ongoing service to education, community and the United Church in PNG during... Read More »
Gas Deal in PNG Southern Highlands Creates Source of Tension for Locals
Monday, May 17th, 2010Share The UnitingWorld Young Ambassadors for Peace program is currently in planning for additional peacemaking workshops in the Southern Highlands province in Papua New Guinea as new liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal creates a new source of tension for local people. UnitingWorld Associate Director for Peacemaking, Ms Joy Balazo, is planning several additional workshops in the region to prevent further... Read More »
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