The ‘hidden’ health danger of climate change
A Public Lecture by the Director-General of the Pacific Community
by DR COLIN TUKUITONGA
COVID-19: Pacific Community Updates
8 September 2020
This page will be regularly updated as new information is received
The COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Disease 2019) outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. Globally, nations are taking actions to reduce and control the spread of the virus.
Nadroumai Women improve soil health through Agroforestry
16 March 2020
Exacerbating erosion, flooding and drought events was on the rise due to unsustainable agriculture and resource exploitation within the Nadroumai catchment near Sigatoka in Fiji- but thanks to the dedication of women and youth in the area, the future is starting to look brighter.
An investment in children’s rights will pay dividends to Pacific communities for generations to come
4 March 2020
Pacific Community donors see the 84th Extraordinary Outreach Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child as a smart investment for the region’s future
Remarks by SPC DDG, Dr A. Aumua at 84th Extraordinary Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
1 March 2020
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STATEMENT BY DR. AUMUA
DELIVERED AT OPENING CEREMONY OF THE
84th EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
APIA, SAMOA
2 MARCH 2020
European Union provides 3 million euro to strengthen health security in the Pacific
19 February 2020
The European Union (EU) has provided EUR 3 million (FJD 7.2 million) to the Pacific Community (SPC) to strengthen health security in the Pacific.
The Public Health Surveillance Network Services to Strengthen Health Security in the Pacific project, which will be led by Pacific Community’s (SPC) Public Health Division, will support regional capacity for surveillance and epidemiology; laboratory services and systems; vector and disease surveillance and control; and risk communication.
The Pacific Community launches the Pacific Healthy Recipe Contest
6 February 2020
The Pacific Community (SPC) is calling for contestants to join the Pacific Healthy Recipe Contest and showcase their cooking skills and creativity to promote healthy eating and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Fiji Prime Minister Hon. Bainimarama opens the Regional Pacific NDC Hub office
6 February 2020
Prime Minister Hon. Bainimarama opened the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub Office on Tuesday, marking an important milestone for Pacific Island member countries determination to take a leading role in meeting the climate change targets set out in the Paris Agreement.
The establishment of NDC Hub is a direct outcome of the Inaugural Climate Change Action Pacific Partnership (CAPP) Conference, and was originally launched by Fiji’s Prime Minister in 2017 at the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP 23) in Bonn, Germany.