COVID-19 is compounding the Pacific’s non- communicable disease crisis
Health experts were quick to identify that persons living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, chronic lung diseases and cancers were more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with COVID-19.
According to…
Tilapia fish farms casting wider nets in Fiji
Ensuring Food security in the midst of COVID-19 has become a priority across the Pacific, with limited imports increasing the demand for local staples. However, the instinct for survival and self-sufficiency is resulting in a growing number…
Pacific to launch human rights implementation principles at the UN Human Rights Council in July
Pacific to launch human rights implementation principles at the UN Human Rights Council in July
Putting people at the heart of the human rights treaty body system
This article originally appeared on OpenGlobalRights.org.
Exchange of maritime boundaries data to boost fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance in region
Photo Caption: Solomon Islands patrol boat (03) closely monitoring a Vietnamese vessel (blue boat) which was caught fishing illegally in the Solomon Island waters in 2018.
Pacific nurses at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19
Seeds Handover to Fiji Government and Launch of New Regional Initiatives Supported by MFAT and DFAT
This week the Pacific Community (SPC) handed over 350kg vegetable seeds and 400 tissue culture plants to the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). The event was part of Pacific Seeds for Life (PS4L) and represented the projects first contribution towards…
Remarks by SPC DDG, Dr A. Aumua at the Launch of 'Pacific Seeds for Life' and funding for Regional Genebank
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Statement by Dr. Audrey Aumua
Delivered at the Launch of 'Pacific Seeds for Life' and funding announcement for Regional Genebank
Suva, Fiji
27 May 2020
The Honourable Minister of Agriculture Fiji, Dr Mahendra…
Supporting a more integrated approach to disaster management in the Pacific
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…