05 DECEMBER 2008 – PORT VILA (Pacnews) Pacific representatives from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have reiterated their concern over the implications for development in signing trade deals with the European Union (EU). Radio New Zealand International reports the concerns were expressed at talks this week between EU parliamentarians and their ACP counterparts [...]

05 DECEMBER 2008 – OSLO (Pacnews) New Zealand and  five other Pacific islands countries yesterday in Oslo, Norway became the latest signatories to the international convention on cluster munitions Scoop NZ reports a total of 92 nations had signed the treaty in the first day of the two-day conference, which bans cluster munitions outright and [...]