Jacinda Ardern reaffirmed country’s offer to take 150 refugees from Nauru and Manus Island
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has reaffirmed her country’s offer to take 150 refugees from Nauru and Manus Island shortly before she attends the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ summit next week.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has reaffirmed her country's offer to take 150 refugees from Nauru and Manus Island shortly before she attends the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit next week.
New Zealand's offer to take in "150 refugees from across Nauru and Manus still stands", she said at the official opening of a new science and technology building Ngā Wai Hono at Auckland University of Technology yesterday.
Nauru is hosting the 49th Forum but has a very tight media policy for the event including a ban on Australia's public broadcaster ABC and a threat to revoke the visas of journalists who capture images of the refugees or detention center facilities.
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