A Blue Pacific voice for the United Nations Food Systems Summit
The Blue Pacific has spent the better part of the last year gearing up for The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) held on September 23 in New York. SPC has been supporting member countries as they prepare for the Summit, and engaging with UN agencies, civil…
PW Podcast E03-E07- From Field to Fork
The importance of securing and ensuring sustainable use of the regions agricultural commodities, fisheries resources and forests was the underlying focus at the Seventh Regional Meeting of the Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (PHOAFS)…
SPC Virtual Panel Discussion - Asia Pacific Futures Network Conference
The Asia Pacific Futures Conference where we will be hosting a panel discussion on "Pacific Recipes in Futures Thinking: Practice and Learning from the Blue
UK Government supports Pacific island progress on Extended Continental Shelf submissions
The UK Government has signed an agreement with the Pacific Community (SPC) for GBP 263,000 that will help Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Tonga to secure the rights and responsibilities over their respective ocean spaces.
The ocean sustains a…
SPC’s disclosure of relevant ESS measures
SPC is committed to ethically and sustainably managing social and environmental risks and impacts of all its activities in an inclusive manner, with a people-centred approach so as to maximise whole-of-society benefits. Consequently, SPC provides…
Remarks by SPC DDG Dr Paula Vivili at the Opening of the Seventh Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services
Your Excellency, President of Fiji, our hosts, the Government of Fiji, the FAO Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands, Heads of Agriculture and Forestry, esteemed colleagues, partners, and friends.
It is my great…
Remarks by SPC DDG Dr Paula Vivili at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Regional Working Group on the Implementation of Domestic Violence Legislation
Virtual greetings to all the Regional Working Group members, observers, the Secretariat, ladies and gentlemen.
International Youth Day: Critical role youth play in strengthening Pacific's food systems
Today we celebrate International Youth Day, the theme this year is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”. Pacific youth play a critical role in food systems at all levels – from production through to their role as…
ABC Pacific Beat: Stronger ties between SPC and the EU can ensure the Pacific voice is heard at COP 26
By Jordan Fennell on Pacific Beat
An historic deal signed between the Pacific Community (SPC) and the European Union has taken on even greater significance in light of the stark warnings contained in the latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental…