Devpolicy's monthly update of news and analysis on aid and international development, with a focus on Australian aid.

There is a long way to go in restoring the traditional role of ni-Vanuatu women in leadership and reducing violence against women, says Anna Naupa.

Duncan Green shares lesson learned from the Australian government-supported Building Community Engagement in PNG program.

Pacific regionalism is not compatible with efforts to remove Taiwan’s Forum development partner status, says Niuone Eliuta.

With the 2027 elections are not far away, PNG should begin implementing village-based data systems immediately, says Wilson Thompson.

Health systems strengthening, and the quiet architecture of resilience that holds steady in the face of crisis, is receding ...

This is the second post in a three-part series on the work of a program seeking to strengthen relations between citizens and the state in Papua New Guinea. In my previous post, I looked at several ...

Timor-Leste has a reputation for having some of the slowest and most expensive internet services in the world. But things are beginning to change. Timor-Leste is one of the last countries in the ...

Our humanitarian system is not just failing, it is being eroded by the very states that established it, says Simon Eccleshall ...

Compounding challenges, from the impacts of climate change to emerging digital risks, require resilient child protection systems, says Betty Barkha.