Ce silence qui cautionne le massacre

La semaine dernière, lors de la troisième tentative de tenue leur congrès national du Mouvement pour la Liberté de WEST PAPUA (O.M.P Oganisasi Papua Merdeka), les quelques 5000 congressistes se sont fait fusillés par l’armée Indonésienne qui a déclaré que « ce rassemblement était illégal et inadmissible. »

Ce congrès a fait sa déclaration d’Indépendance et a élu son Président. La loi d’autonomie votée en 2001 de WP  au sein de l’Indonésie n’a jamais été respectée.

Dans cette partie de la Mélanésie, par exemple,  déployer le drapeau de l’Indépendance, le « Morning Star » est un geste interdit par le gouvernement Indonésien.

L’accès est totalement interdit aux journalistes et aux organisations humanitaires. Une seule vidéo inédite a été obtenue par Al Jazeera.

Il y aurait 6 morts, mais la police en a annoncé officiellement 2, 17 personnes portées disparues et 6 leaders ont été arrêtés accusés de trahison.

 Depuis 1969, année où l’Indonésie est en WP, voilà 42 ans de massacre qui n’ont, il semble, pas d’effet sur la Communauté Internationale.

En Kanaky Nouvelle Calédonie un groupe envisage une action dans les mois à venir en soutien au peuple de West Papua, peuple qui a toujours reçu le soutien du FLNKS et de toutes organisations Indépendantistes en faveur des peuples opprimés.

En début d’année, encore, lors de la discussion du statut d’observateur de l’Indonésie, au sein du Groupe Fer de Lance Mélanésien GFLM, le représentant du Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste FLNKS, Victor TUTUGORO avait déclaré : « l’Indonésie a envahie West Papua dans les années 70, on a des retours du non respect des droits de l’homme dans cette partie de la Mélanésie. Le FLNKS a une position claire, elle n’a pas évoluée depuis, même à titre occasionnel, le FLNKS n’est pas favorable au statut d’observateur de l’Indonésie au sein du GFLM et soutient le peuple de WEST PAPUA ».

  

Récemment, la CNTP, Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Pacifique a aussi rappelé que dans son préambule de ses statuts sa position concernant le respect des droits des peuples à disposer d'eux mêmes, et elle se veut donc solidaires de toutes les luttes engagées partout dans le Monde par des peuples opprimés par des puissances impérialistes , colonialistes, capitalistes et de ce fait soutient le peuple de WEST PAPUA. 

Magalie TINGAL 

Octobre 2011

 

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11/10/26 Sharing expertise for a better tourism in the Pacific Region

REGIONAL organisations, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community SPC and the South Pacific Tourism Organisation SPTO will sign an agreement next week, which should see them sharing a closer working relationship.

SPTO chief executive Ilisoni Vuidreketi said the agreement to be signed in Noumea NC, will see his organisation utilising the technical expertise of SPC experts.

For example, in the cruise ship industry, the SPC has two capable captains who could offer the technical expertise, which the SPTO lacks.

The SPTO is looking at cruise shipping for the years 2012 to 2014. Most of the SPTO members that have problems of access rely on cruise shipping. In the South Pacific, one of the country that has a well established cruise industry is French Polynesia/ Tahiti Nui.

Meanwhile, the SPTO is awaiting the release of funds from the European Union. The SPTO will receive funding under the 10^th European Development for a number of projects including the marketing of its members.

The SPTO Council of Tourism Ministers met in Vanuatu recently where they agreed on a number of issues.

One is for the SPTO management to look for more funding. The council also agreed to discuss the relocation of the SPTO Suva office later.

However, the management has been tasked to boost the online presence of its members.

Magalie TINGAL 

October 2011

11/10/21 Kanak people must be ready for all the challenges of their country

James Anaya, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indegenious People has made a report, in August at the 18th session of the Human Rights Council about the situation of the Kanak people in NC;

This is after he conducted an official mission in New-caledonia earlier this year where he met many representatives of Kanak, youth as well as women groups.

He made observations and recommendations to assist the ongoing efforts to advance the Rights of Kanak people on the implementation of the Noumea Accord and the United Nations in the decolonisation process.

Anaya said that consideration should be given to providing the Customary Senate a greater influence and for some matters, a binding authority over decision-making in areas of concern to the Kanak people.

He said the Customary Senate should be provided with sufficient funding to effectively exercise its functions.

Further, all efforts should be made to ensure that the powers of the Customary Senate were not diminished when powers are transferred from  France to New Caledonia, the report said.

“The ability of Kanak people to participate in decision-making at the national level is hampered by the shortage of Kanak individuals in mid and high level civil service position within the Government.

“As New-Caledonia become increasingly autonomous, it is necessary to ensure that Kanak people benefit equally from the opportunities presented by the decolonisation process. France and the Government of New Caledonia should redouble efforts to prepare the Kanak people for leadership positions, through programmes like the “400 cadres” programme referred to in the Noumea Accord.

“Efforts should be made to increase Kanak participation by voting and to remove and existing obstacles to this participation.

“Special attention should be given to ensure Kanak registration for participation in future referenda on the status of NC,” the report said.

The President of the Customary Senate, Samuel GOROMIDO, who attended  Anaya’s presentation in Geneve said the report highlighted was the exact issues that  had been discussed with Anaya during his visit.

“The Customary Senate definitely needs to have its own budget and to be independent from the Government of New-Caledonia,” he said.

The Customary Senate, Goromido said, is the structure  for the Kanak people to work on the Kanak identity as referred to the organic law of the Noumea Accord. Samuel Goromido has approved this report and will take it to continue the efforts for the Kanak people as a tool for the future, he said.

Magalie TINGAL

October 2011

11/10/26 Between fiction and reality - "L'ordre et la morale" NC

After all the controversy provoked by the film "L’ordre et la morale" in New-Caledonia (NC), it would be prudent not to be too upset about its release, or not, on screen in the only one cinema in Noumea, the capital of NC.
Provided to be on screen on November 16^th  as everywhere in France, the movie's director Matthieu Kassovitch and Nord Ouest Productions in a press release said  they made the decision to postpone the premiere, which will take place on October 29^th at the Centre Culturel TJIBAOU and in Ouvea on October 30^th.
The unique operator of movie theaters in NC, Hickson,  doesn’t want to show the film, saying it "stirs up resentment" and "weakens the forces of consensus". Kassovitch said they do not understand why such a decision, that challenges the broadcast in the New Caledonian population is important.

This statement provoked strong reactions among the population in NC going so far as talk of "censorship" or political pressure. "
Even if this film is a fiction, it is still based on true facts and of course evokes pain of the past.

23 years earlier, in April 1988, FLNKS, pro- independence activists took thirty policemen as hostages in the cave of Gossanah in Ouvea (one of the three loyalty Islands) after they stormed the Police Office and killed four policemen.

The facts speak for themselves, the incident happened during the two rounds of presidential elections in France when the French military stormed in the cave nineteen FLNKS activists were brutally murdered and 2 policemen.
This sad chapter in the life of the Caledonian has wtinesses from Kanak from Ouvea, who agree with the movie because its for them a processus of reconciliation with their own history and they actually acting in.

Initially, there was opposition to the script because it highlighted only one side of the story, based on the book “La morale et l’action” of Commandant Phillipe Legorgus, the mediator between the French Army and the FLNKS activists during the negociations while the action.

 The film finally was shot in French Polynesia/ Tahiti Nui due to this opposition while it was supposed to be shot in Ouvea.

Then, recently, the film’s poster has changed, at the beginning,  one showing half of two faces- a Kanak man and a French white man- beside the two flags of New Caldonia, now the new poster shows only a French white man sitting and holding a French flag.
And the last episode to all this controversy is the screening of the film is its release in New Caledonia.

Michel Rocard a former French PM said to “France O” that he deeply regret Hickson’s decision. He had seen the film, and it’s a correct “history teller”, he said,  It’s true that this is a painfull message, but it’s also true that’s impossible for a people whom been tragically divided among themselves to work on his own reconciliation without knowing his history. South Africa had managed to do it, for example and even in France, they had to work on Vichy’s case, all need a  better knowing, for a better understanding but in this case, Hickson choose cultural regression Rocard said.

Rock Wamytan a former President of FLNKS and current President of NC Congress said to TVNC 1ère that it’s a wise decision from Hickson, cause this movie only show one part of the history and show that this tragedy it’s because of the FLNKS, that’s not true, the FLNKS didn’t have contact with them into the cave, Wamytan said.

Obviously, the people reacted violently- the Caledonians speaking of censorship, political pressure and a demonstration is also planned front of the cinema on November16th, to call for freedom of expression.

So it’s why it would be prudent  to separate the feelings of this fiction, this movie is unfortunately from a true story that lacks truth, then, there’s a line between fiction and reality.

Magalie TINGAL

October 2011

September 2011 : 42nd PIF Auckland NZ - COMMUNIQUE

FORUM COMMUNIQUE - 42nd PIF, Auckland, New Zealand

FORTY-SECOND PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
7 - 8 SEPTEMBER 2011

FORUM COMMUNIQUÉ

The Forty-Second Pacific Islands Forum was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 7 to 8 September 2011 and was attended by Heads of State and Governments of Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu. The Republic of Vanuatu was represented by its Special Envoy. New Caledonia and French Polynesia attended the formal session as Associate Members. Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, the Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the United Nations (UN), Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), and the World Bank attended as Observers. The Forum Retreat was held on Waiheke Island.

2. Leaders expressed their deep gratitude to the Prime Minister, the Government and people of New Zealand for the excellent arrangements made in hosting the 2011 Leaders’ meeting, and for the kind hospitality extended to them during their stay in Auckland. Leaders also expressed their sincere appreciation to the t?ngata whenua and citizens of Auckland for the warm reception received and goodwill extended during their participation in the 2011 Forum meeting. Leaders acknowledged the significance of this meeting being the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Forum, and the many achievements of the Pacific region during this period. Leaders noted the appropriateness of convening in New Zealand which hosted the inaugural meeting of Leaders in 1971.

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

3. Leaders welcomed New Zealand’s theme for the 2011 Forum of “Converting Potential into Prosperity” aimed at highlighting the many assets and resources of the Pacific that can be enhanced and developed to deliver long-lasting benefits. Leaders endorsed the Waiheke Declaration on Sustainable Economic Development which is attached as Annex 1. Leaders recognised the importance of focussing regional efforts on productive sectors where the Pacific has a comparative advantage – in particular, tourism, fisheries and agriculture. They also highlighted the importance of education, energy and infrastructure in creating an enabling environment for sustainable economic development. Leaders recognised that this focus is aligned with the national development priorities and plans of a number of Members. They also acknowledged the importance of trade integration and labour mobility for Forum Island Countries.

4. Leaders affirmed that inclusive and sustainable economic development would lead to improved quality of life and enhanced opportunities for the peoples of the Pacific. They welcomed the opportunity provided by the Private Sector Dialogue to engage directly with Pacific business representatives on the role of the private sector in driving sustainable economic growth and creating employment opportunities. Leaders emphasised the need for governments to foster an environment that encourages entrepreneurship and allows business, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, to thrive.

FISHERIES

5. Leaders reaffirmed the importance of maintaining regional solidarity for the effective management and conservation of highly migratory fish stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean for the benefit of the region. They recognised significant developments in the fisheries sector, including: fisheries science, conservation and management measures under the WCPFC; re-negotiation of the Multilateral Fisheries Treaty with the United States to generate increased economic benefits; early ratification of the convention establishing the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation; and enhanced monitoring, control and surveillance activities, including negotiations towards the conclusion of a Niue Treaty subsidiary agreement. Leaders particularly emphasised the significance of the Multilateral Fisheries Treaty and urged an early conclusion of negotiations aimed at securing fair and maximum returns to the Pacific Islands Parties.

6. Leaders acknowledged the importance of the region maximising the economic benefits from fisheries to support sustainable economic development, including through the Regional Economic Integration project. They recognised the valuable contribution of coastal fisheries and aquaculture to food security and economic development. Noting the importance of ongoing assistance to provide financial support for national and regional fisheries programmes, Leaders undertook to discuss this matter with development partners, as appropriate.

7. Leaders expressed concern about the damaging effect of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the sustainability of fish stocks and economic returns to Forum members. Leaders requested the appropriate regional organisations and partner countries to continue efforts to strengthen and expand the effectiveness of monitoring, surveillance and enforcement capabilities across the region. They noted with appreciation the contribution by Australia and New Zealand to fisheries development and to strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance capabilities in Forum Island Countries.

TRANSPORT AND ENERGY

8. Leaders emphasised the importance of reliable transport links, secure access to energy, and other supporting infrastructure for the sustainable economic development of the region. They reaffirmed their commitment to renewable energy and the promotion of energy efficiency. Leaders also acknowledged the need to make significant progress in the diversification of sources of energy by developing domestic renewable energy to reduce their reliance on imported fuels.

9. Leaders agreed on the value of energy audits and of developing credible whole of sector plans such as “energy road maps” and structures to improve energy security, reduce dependency on fossil fuel for electricity generation and improve access to electricity. Leaders expressed support for the development of effective management of fuel supply risks, meeting energy efficiency targets including expanding the existing electrical appliance energy efficiency standards and labelling programme to help realise significant energy savings. They acknowledged the benefit of facilitating greater private sector participation in the Pacific energy sector by systematically reducing barriers to the uptake of distributed generation.
10. Leaders called on development partners to assist in the implementation of these activities, the implementation of national energy sector plans and targets and to strengthen coordination of their financing activities.

TOURISM

11. Leaders acknowledged the major contribution of tourism to economic growth across the Pacific region, including employment generation. They highlighted the opportunities for all countries to develop highly sophisticated tourism operations on the basis of the unique natural beauty and vibrant cultures of the region. Leaders emphasised the need for critical infrastructure to support growth in the tourism sector as well as the need to focus on enhanced local community participation and ownership. Leaders recognised the untapped potential of cruise ship tourism to the region and the need for appropriate infrastructure and assistance to capitalise on this, including through adequate resourcing of the South Pacific Tourism Organisation.

EDUCATION

12. Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to raising educational standards, improving participation rates, and expanding market-relevant vocational and technical training. Leaders welcomed Australia and New Zealand’s announcement that they would work to ensure 500,000 more children in the Pacific are enrolled in school and that 75 percent of children can read by the age of 10 by 2021. Leaders also welcomed Australia’s ongoing support for the Australia Pacific Technical College.

TRADE

13. Leaders noted the high priority placed by the region on the successful conclusion to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations in 2012. Leaders agreed that negotiations on the Pacific Islands Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) Trade in Services and the Temporary Movement of Natural Persons and PACER Plus would also be progressed as matters of priority, and that they continue to be kept informed of progress. Leaders urged those countries yet to complete arrangements to trade under PICTA to do so forthwith.

LABOUR MOBILITY

14. Leaders acknowledged the mutual benefits derived from effective labour mobility schemes, highlighting the contribution they make to people’s livelihoods and private enterprise in sending and receiving countries. They recognised the important ongoing contribution to Pacific employment of New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme and welcomed Australia’s announcement to expand its Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme to include four more Forum members.

CLIMATE CHANGE

15. Leaders reaffirmed that climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being of the peoples of the Pacific. They welcomed the historic visit of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Pacific to see firsthand the degree of vulnerability of the people of the Pacific to the adverse impacts of climate change and sea level rise, as exemplified by the case of Kiribati. They also welcomed the presentation by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and support for regional efforts and strong international action to address the impacts of climate change.

16. Leaders stressed the critical and urgent need for adaptation finance to enable Forum Island Countries to respond to the adaptation needs of its people, in particular those already suffering, are displaced or are being displaced as a result of the detrimental impacts of climate change. They welcomed advice provided by Forum Economic Ministers on the options for accessing and managing climate change funding at their meeting in Apia in July 2011. To advance this process, Leaders tasked the Forum Secretariat to set out by the first quarter of 2012 the detail of how the national and regional options could work in practice for appropriate consideration at relevant regional meetings. In undertaking this work, the Forum Secretariat should assess the feasibility of the options and associated risks and benefits, taking into account as appropriate, the specific capacities and needs of respective countries and the potential in possible combinations of various national and regional options.

17. Leaders emphasised the need to secure appropriate governance arrangements, disbursement modalities and procedures which accommodate the particular constraints of Forum Island Countries in the development of the Green Climate Fund and in the operation of other financing opportunities. They recognised the unique capacity constraints facing Forum Island Countries, noting that capacity supplementation was critical to ensure they are able to effectively and sustainably respond to climate change. Leaders called on development partners, including global funds, to ensure that capacity funding for Forum Island Countries is flexible and ideally channelled through national systems to support capacity supplementation and institutional strengthening, in addition to traditional capacity building efforts.

PACIFIC PLAN

18. Leaders welcomed the Pacific Plan Annual Progress Report 2011 on implementing the priorities endorsed by them at the Cairns Forum in August 2009 and recognised a number of achievements over the course of the last twelve months, including:

  a. in the fisheries sector, a number of regional maritime surveillance activities were conducted to detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;
  b. in the area of climate change, the establishment of the CROP Executive Sub-Committee on Climate Change to coordinate the efforts of regional agencies;
  c. in response to a request from Leaders, completion of a major study on options to improve access to and management of climate change financing; and
  d. the completion of peer reviews in Vanuatu, Niue and Tuvalu as part of the implementation of the Cairns Compact on Strengthening Development Coordination in the Pacific (Forum Compact).

19. Leaders re-affirmed that the Pacific Plan remains the master strategy for regional integration and cooperation. Leaders acknowledged the value of the Forum Compact in supporting the implementation of Pacific Plan priorities, providing the principles and processes for coordinated delivery. Leaders noted the proposed development of the Pacific Plan performance framework and endorsed the approach of using existing regional processes to track implementation of Pacific Plan priorities for reporting.

CAIRNS COMPACT ON STRENGTHENING DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION IN THE PACIFIC (FORUM COMPACT)

20. Leaders commended the efforts of the Forum Secretariat in implementing the Forum Compact and endorsed the two reports presented – the 2011 Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific Report, and the 2011 Pacific Regional Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Tracking Report. Leaders recognised the importance of continuing efforts by Forum Island Countries, with the support of development partners, in identifying concrete steps, taking necessary action and monitoring implementation to improve development coordination and outcomes.

21. Leaders welcomed progress made under the Forum Compact in 2011 and recognised the efforts of Forum Members, the Forum Secretariat, partner agencies and development partners in strengthening development coordination across the region. Leaders recognised the importance of increased effort across the region to strengthen public financial management through the use of diagnostic tools and processes such as Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability assessments. Leaders commended the positive experience of the 2011 peer reviews held in Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Niue. They welcomed progress made in implementing the outcomes of the 2010 peer reviews in Nauru and Kiribati, noting the benefits of sharing experiences and identifying good practices to improve development outcomes.

22. Leaders agreed to showcase evidence and experience gathered during implementation of the Forum Compact as part of a coordinated regional position at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4) to be held in Busan, Republic of Korea from 29 November to 1 December 2011.

HEALTH

11/11/03 : Conférence/Débats de la ligue des droits de l'homme en NC

Ligue des Droits de l'Homme et du citoyen de Nouvelle-Calédonie

CYCLE DE 3 CONFERENCES-DEBATS

« Colonisation/Décolonisation : Espace, Société, Institutions »

Jeudi 03 Novembre 2011 à 18 h.

à l'Amphithéâtre de l’IRD à l'Anse-Vata

2^ème VOLET DU CYCLE : la Société, le lien social.

Trajectoires plurielles, itinéraires communs, chemins ambigus…

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Quels sont les enjeux de la décolonisation en ce qui concerne le lien social ?

Au regard de nos relations, comment déconstruire en partant de l’existant ?

Comment « faire société » différemment ?

INTRODUCTION :

• de la conférence par Elie Poigoune, Président de la LDH-NC ,
• de ce premier volet sur le lien social par Leslie Gobille, psychologue,
• et Pierre Welepa, éducateur spécialisé.

1^er PARTIE, rappel historico-juridique.:

• "Les différentes vagues d’immigration de la colonisation de la Nouvelle-Calédonie"  par  Pierre FREZET ,  vice-président au Tribunal de Première Instance et Président de la Chambre coutumière de Nouméa

2^ème PARTIE, témoignages d'acteurs

du processus de décolonisation de la Nouvelle Calédonie:

• Johanna TEIN, anthropologue, chargée de mission à la condition féminine,
• Frédéric THOMAS-DUMONT, éducateur spécialisé, ASEA,
• Jean-Claude BECKER , éducateur spécialisé, DDEC,
• Yohan WARU, ingénieur en sciences sociales, chargé de mission Jeunesse à la Province Nord.

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Vous pouvez déjà poser des questions par internet à l'adresse ldhnc@lagoon.nc

A strong Melanesia for a progressive Pacific

The next bi-annual Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit (MSG) in 2013 to be held in Kanaky/New Caledonia provides the opportunity for Leaders to reaffirm their obligation towards MSG values and aspirations. This includes the inaugural opening of the first ever Melanesia Games in Kanaky and will complement the struggle towards self-determination and independence for the Kanak people.

The Special meeting of MSG Leaders in Nadi also announced the appointment of Mr Peter Forau from the Solomon Islands as the new Director General (DG) of the MSG Secretariat.
Mr Forau holds a Masters Degree in Development Assistance from the Australian National University (ANU).
Prior to his appointment, Forau worked with the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) and also served as Deputy Secretary General of the PIFS for five years.
He also served as Permanent Secretary for three Ministries in Solomon Islands, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade.
Mr Forau replaces Mr Rima Ravusiro of Papua New Guinea whose contract expired on July 9, 2011.

Leaders also unanimously nominated Kaliopate Tavola of Fiji as their common candidate for the position of the PIFS Secretary General to replace Samoan Tuiloma Neroni Slade.

Mr Tavola was chosen even though Fiji is suspended of the Pacific Island Forum because of his experience as a regional trouble shooter.

He was a former minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2006 in the Qarase Government and the ambassador for Fiji to the European Union based in Brussels. He’s an economist, diplomat and politician by profession and is widely appreciated for his humble qualities and professionalism.

This nomination reflects the strong commitment by MSG Leaders to bring all Pacific Islands Nations together. His experience in the wide international arena will be a credit not only for MSG countries but the Pacific family of Nations.

MSG members countries also signed the MSG Framework Treaty on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expression of Culture. A historical and symbolic document for MSG countries because it is founded on the principles of respect for and promotion of its Melanesian cultures, traditions and values and for its defence and promotion of independence as the inalienable right of indigenous peoples of Melanesia. 

The recent “Engaging with the Pacific” (EWTP) meeting clearly demonstrated that Pacific Islanders with a clear determination and aggressive undertaking can make changes. That week alone Leaders from eleven Pacific countries (from the PSIDS) endorsed a list of commitments.

EWTP also expressed full support for French Polynesia / Tahiti Nui on the UN Decolonisation Committee’s list as the first step of the process of self determination at the international level.

Magaly TINGAL

Suva Fiji

September 2011

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