Kiribati – human rights
The human rights record
of Kiribati is to be examined by the United Nations Human
Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group on
Monday.
It will be webcast live from Geneva,
Switzerland.
Kiribati is one of 14 states to be
reviewed by the Working Group during its session from 28
April to 9 May.
This is the fourth time Kiribati’s
record will be reviewed – the last time was in
2020.
During the previous review cycle, Kiribati
received 129 recommendations out of which 89 were supported
and 40 were noted (while one was supported and
noted).
Papua New Guinea – roading
A community
in the Papua New Guinea capital, Port Moresby, has shut down
a local road because of subsidence, or sinking
ground.
The Kaevaga community of Konedobu wanted to
stop the vehicle traffic in order to get the attention of
the relevant authorities.
The National
newspaper reported the chair of the Gunina Idibana
Incorporated Land Group, Vai Ruma, saying the cracks in the
road are due to poor construction work.
He said the
problem has been exacerbated by recent rain, while several
houses have collapsed due to erosion.
Ruma thinks the
problems are down to a lack of proper drainage being put in
place by the road builders.
Papua New Guinea –
baby
A new-born baby was found reportedly abandoned
in the bush at Duran Farm, Port Moresby on Good
Friday.
Daniel John Gere, the man who discovered the
baby, said she was left abandoned about 2.5 metres away from
the road with her umbilical cord still attached.
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He
told The National that the baby was wrapped in a
black K1 shopping bag.
Gere said he and two others
nearby were afraid to pick up the baby for personal reasons
and notified a woman who was passing by.
The woman,
Aileen Joe, got the baby checked by medical officers who
said she was healthy but her bottom was sore because of ant
bites.
She said she reported the situation to Gordons
Police Station and has adopted the baby.
Northern
Marianas – airport
A Pacific island airfield – once
used to launch the planes that dropped two atomic bombs on
Japan in World War II – is being brought back to
life.
The US military is restoring the 80-year-old
facility on the island of Tinian in the Northern Marianas as
it beefs up security in the Pacific.
The US Air Force
said it is rehabilitating the airfield so it can “rapidly
deploy and sustain forces in the region”.
Work on two
of the four runways is expected to finish in
May.
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