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Having said that the story then becomes unimaginably complex. The one thing development partners should have realised by now is that 118 members of parliament cannot adequately represent 850 language groups and thousands of clans each with its own land and unique story - each essentially an independent nation. Nor do provincial or local level government representatives make a jot of difference in this reality. Nation building in such a complex environment has to be a two way street that recognises the traditional power structures in communities. Sadly that has not been the case. Until communities have agency over their own futures in an equal partnership with the State, very little is likely to change.

I am helping two Afghan widows and their children find immigration possibilities. They both have relatives in Australia. Their husbands were pilots trained by NATO allies for the Afhgan Air Force, and were given asylum in the U.S. Their husbands were working to get their commercial pilot licenses when they died in a tragic small plane crash. The widows were only days and weeks from final approval to immigrate to the USA. Then Pres. Trump issued his proclamation stopping all immigration cases.. One widow and daughter are in CAS, a US. military base in Doha from which they may be returned to Afghanistan to forced marriage, rape and a life without education for women and girls while the other widow who has three children is in Quetta, Pakistan where the Pakistani police are deporting Afghans back to Afghanistan. They are easily identified as wives of the Afghan pilots who stole planes and flew themselves to safety the day of the final American flight from Kabul. It is urgent that I help them get to safety.

Last paragraph sums it up. The shortage of diesel excuse has been used since Moses was a boy. These events took place 100km from a huge natural gas extraction plant operated by ExxonMobil, Santos, TotalEnergies, and JX Nippon. There is not a shortage of resources to fund human capital development. There is a shortage of will.

So good to read a positive success story. Congratulations to you all for your vision and commitment.

Mauri Tiaon, and thank you for the shout-out! We're really excited to see such encouraging data emerging. The work done by our SPU team in collaboration with MFED to deliver social protection support mostly via cash across 21 islands is astronomical, so it really buoys us to see positive results. Appreciate your encouraging words! Tekeraoi 🙂

Thank you Siulai! Glad you enjoyed the article and "Tiabo!" (See you again)

Thank you, Pak Dwi. You’re right, in Kupang, culture plays a huge role in shaping this reality. Strong kinship bonds, the habit of returning favours, and the influence of church communities all create big expectations for public officials to share what they have. Winning such a position brings not just prestige, but also a deep sense of responsibility to help extended family, friends, and church networks. Saying no can damage relationships or even political chances, yet saying yes often stretches finances to the limit. Here I argue that generosity and reciprocity can blur the line between genuine service and bending the rules.

Exxon Mobil is illegally operating in PNG to date. All the foreign Exxon Mobil employees are all considered illegals living and working in png. In America where Exxon Mobil is from, Trump is chasing and deporting every illegal immigrants that include anyone even with minor bad immigration records from working and living in the US. That same measure can be applied in png and therefore the entire Exxon Mobil operations is illegal. anyone here can argue that Exxon Mobil was given a green light by the png government of that time to operate but regardless, the bottom line issue here is that the constitution and the rule of law was broken and that make Exxon Mobil’s entry into the country was illegal. The executive branch of the government can not bend the law. The rule of law and the constitution is absolute. I am sure living in foreign country no matter how long you have lived there, if you have illegally entered the country you live or if you have breached the immigration law of that land your visa can be revoked. Exxon Mobil is exactly guilty of that

Hi, I am a student and deeply relate to this issue. I was researching the ban in Pakistan for girls' education for a school project and found this article helpful.

Congratulations to the Kiribati Islands on successfully overcoming poverty and increasing wealth this year! A special shoutout to the Ministry of Women, Youth, Sport, and Social Welfare staff, especially Honorable Minister Ruth Cross and the cabinet, for your dedicated efforts and inspiring leadership. Wishing you continued success and prosperity!

Why do other officers want us to bring our birth certificates? I can't see it is stated on the list of the requirements. Some people making money on that HELP thing which is not good, this money must be given to the needy ones instead of giving them extra burden.

Here I may request to entertain with the LLG social development here in each province around the country.