Languages of Papua New Guinea

These campaigns include implementation of national laws, policies and action plans to end violence in recognition of achieving the third Millennium Development Goal. A large emphasis for the New Zealand National Committee is the focus on the Pacific Islands in particular the Solomon Islands and Samoa. A large portion of campaigning by the UN Women is against violence towards women, with projects such as their Walk for Women fundraiser. UN Women, Walk for Women is a new initiative where you set the date, the place and the pace in hope to fundraise for the Islands within the Pacific. The idea is to fundraise through small donations by walking, biking or running in your neighbourhood, town or to work, on your own or with family, friends, and neighbours. Funds raised from Walk for Women 2015 will go towards the Pacific Trust Fund to end violence against women in the Solomon…

Philosophy at the University of Zaragoza. He holds a MA in Theology from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Later on Casanova obtained his MA and Ph.D. in Sociology at the New School for Social Research, New York, where he served also as a professor for 20 years until 2007. Now he is a sociology professor at Georgetown University and head of the Berkley Center’s…

In “The Trobriander’s of Papua New Guinea” by Annette B. Weinter was about the historically against the framework of the seminal anthropological studies of Malinowski who study the Trobriander’s sixty years before Annette B. Weiner. The author realized that Malinowski annoyed or never considered significance in the matrilineal society of women own wealth since he didn’t investigate women productive by only focus on the male wealth. Therefore, the author study both Trobriand women and men from…

Japans conquer and determination to take of the Pacific; led to the July 1942, Kokoda jungle war in Papa New Guinea. For the first two years of the Pacific war Japan fought against Brittan allied with the United States and also had the upper hand. During 1941 Japanese forces quickly and successfully occupied Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Guam…

object.’ The object is Gemmy, who was thrown off a ship when he was thirteen, washed ashore on the coast of Queensland and taken in by an aboriginal community. The subject matter could be dramatic and sensational, but Malouf treats it with understatement and it is only gradually that we learn more about Gemmy so that we can understand his decision to return to his aboriginal people and the land. Our understanding of the tensions between the white and aboriginal cultures is partially developed…

Kokoda Track WWII The Kokoda track or otherwise known as the Kokoda trail is commonly known for the battle taken place between Japanese and Australian/American/Papua New Guinean forces. This battle went on for a treacherous four months and both sides had to withstand Papa New Guinea’s climate, tropical terrain, lack of food and lack personal hygiene. The Australian side contained over 56,000 troops, which were always contributing by either being on the ground or taking part in air and sea…

were completely unprepared for the rough terrain. Interviewer- What were the conditions like for you and others? Interviewee- It was incredibly hot, with several mountains we had to trek over, up to 2,200m, especially in the Owen Stanley Range. The path was narrow and mostly through the jungle and villages like Buna, Gona, Sanananda (Kokoda Trail Campaign, 2004), Deniki and obviously Kokoda. We also had limited supplies due to how unexpected the attack was. I have heard that the Japanese…

In July 1942, Australian soldiers fought in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Over 600 were killed and a total of 1680 soldiers wounded whilst fighting against Japan along the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. The Kokoda is possibly the most important battle remembered within Australia. The Australian soldiers were significantly challenged by the conditions faced throughout the Kokoda campaign. Climate wise, the Kokoda was a dreadful canopy of thick vegetation, searing with heat and…

health includes the conditions where people were born, raised, and how they live and work. This is further edified by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW, 2016) wherein variables such as income, education, and socioeconomic position are also said to have a great impact to the health of the Indigenous population. As exemplified by the Australian Government (2015), the low income and low employment status of Indigenous Australians is associated with their lack of educational…

Geographic Luck Why are some countries so wealthy and modern, while others are left in misfortune and poverty? This is a question Jared Diamond and many others ask themselves almost everyday. After a visit to New Guinea, and many years of research Diamond formed the theory of “Geographic Luck.” His theory divulges on how it doesn’t matter the brilliance or dexterity of the native people, but the raw materials they are given. According to Jared Diamond the modern world is so unequal because of…