"Working from home, but open for business" by Stuart Minchin, SPC's Director-General
In these times of great uncertainty for the Pacific, I would first like to reaffirm our commitment, alongside our CROP partners, to supporting our member countries and territories in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universal access to water and sanitation key to building a resilient Pacific
Universal access to water and sanitation key to building a resilient Pacific
By Dr Stuart Minchin, Director-General Pacific Community (SPC)
This World Water Day, more than a million Pacific Islanders are waking to the task of collecting drinking…
COVID-19: Pacific Community Updates
This page is being regularly updated as new information is received (graphs and figures)
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…
Latest publications from the Pacific Community (SPC)
The latest publications list includes several from the Fisheries, Aquaculture & Marine Ecosystems (FAME) Division, including Shark and ray identification manual and two reviews of the fisheries, management and trade of Aquarium products in the…
Child rights in the Pacific: UN body concludes historic session in Samoa
In an historic extraordinary outreach session, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child met government officials, UN agencies, civil society and children to discuss the situation of children’s rights in the Pacific.
“For many years, we spoke and…
The Future Pacific Island Children Want
This story originally appeared on the Inter Press Service website, it has been republished here with permission.
Vanuatu Country Programming
SPC will be in Port Vila in the week of 9th March, 2020, to work with country counterparts in a number of sectors to define activities under the SPC/Vanuatu Country Program. The Vanuatu Country Program is an agreed program of focused actions under a set…
Remarks by SPC DDG, Dr A. Aumua at 84th Extraordinary Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
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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
The Pacific Community launches the Pacific Healthy Recipe Contest
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
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…