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Thanks for letting people know what is happening inside haus mahn.

Great to see this so deserved and overdue recognition of Jemima's tireless, rigorous and inspiring work in, about and for the Pacific. Thanks Kevin for writing it, and to all who played a role in highlighting Jemima's quiet, relentless, generous work. With Pacific journalism now under so many pressures, champions like her, with such depth of knowledge and contacts, are critical.

Thanks Robin. I am worried that too few aid and development NGOs are doing these types of caculations. For what its worth, I think you are being too conservative - I think the fall in ODA will be larger than what you estimate as more governments follow the US and UK lead. What is to be done? One of the responses must be for NGOs to pursue market-based sources of capital like impact investing and carbon markets much more vigorously. Of course, traditional philanthropy still has a critical role to play – in humanitarian settings, for example, the role of market-based mechanisms is going to be very limited. We also need philanthropy and development finance to support structures that crowd in private sector capital at the scale we need. Adopting market-based mechanisms at scale is going to require some fundamentally different capability than currently exists in most NGOs. These mechanisms also have the potential to be more sustainable and impactful in the long-term than traditional aid. NGOs now have a very small window to find this capability and make the transition that is required by their radically changed strategic context.

Very Informative piece James . Thankyou!

In addition to China in the Global South we have Turkey to its neighbours, the Central Asian republics, and former Ottoman Empire states; the GCC states not least being Saudi to the Muslim world, and India to its neighbours and further afield. All of which adds up. Deducting refugee and other seemingly unaid like costs from the DAC contributions would also help balance the ledger. On China’s costs they tend to undervalue their own staff costs and in kind arrangements (see Chinas aid principles), while western donors overvalue them via expensive consultants.

I like that you have highlighted that AROB's case is not similar to ENB or any other provinces wanting special autonomy.

Congratulations, Jemima, on your hugely deserved recognition. In awe of your knowledge, work and achievements in the Pacific and beyond, over a great many years.

Well done Dr. Nguyen.

Thanks Anna. Very happy to have been useful. And I have been so enjoying reading your thoughtful and constructive commentary in so many places in recent years (including the Devpolicy blog, Lowy’s Interpreter and Radio Free Asia/Benar News). With the staggering developments the past few weeks, cool heads and Pacific voices are needed more than ever. Long live respectful debate and evidence-based policy!

A well deserved achievement, congratulations to Jemima Garrett and thank you for this article. Listening to Jemima’s (and Sean Dorney’s) news reports on Radio Australia (the Majestic Fanfare still commands attentive listening) and also in PIM/Islands Business really helped me connect to news around the region and appreciate our diversity when growing up (pre digital days!). Tankyu tumas for such important contributions to Pacific media over the years.

Wow! I am fascinated by this blog and Rohan Fox article on "Correlates of women’s autonomy over economic decisions in Papua New Guinea."I am doing my Masters thesis on the topic on women's financial inclusion in PNG. Very interesting views shared here by Dahiya and Chanel. Thank you!

Hi Natasha, thank you for sharing your research findings regarding PEV. My Husband is the primary applicant and got accepted last year. We have sent all the required documents for the visas however, we are stuck with our medical checks due to financial difficulties. My husband has advised them via email regarding our situation. My question is - are they going to accept our request to hold? Thank you and appreciate your advice please.