13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC)
The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) will now take place June 6-16, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The announcement from the FestPAC Hawaiʻi Commission and The Pacific Community (SPC), the custodian of FestPAC, follows two postponements of…
Human Rights Day 2023
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone…
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2023
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It was started by…
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2023
In order to raise awareness of the needs of indigenous peoples, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Especially now, they need us. Especially now, we need the traditional knowledge, voices and wisdom of…
Pacific Prevention Summit 2023
The Pacific Prevention Summit is a gathering of governments, civil society organisations, communities, and other partners to reflect, share, learn and strategise on what works to prevent violence against women and girls in the Pacific, especially where…
Improving sustainable development outcomes for youth excluded from mainstream development in Tonga
The roll out of a pilot programme to give young people a second chance at education and training is a step closer after the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries (TCCI) endorsed the Pacific Youth Engagement, Empowerment, and Economic Pathways (PYEEEP…
Hawai’i prepares to host the 13th Festival of the Pacific Arts and Culture in 2024
29 March 2023
Hawai’i, a Polynesian State of the United States of America (USA) is the host of the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC), the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders where artists, cultural…