Women Peace and Security Summit

This event is an opportunity to support Pacific Islands Forum members and other partners to collectively assess the current Women, Peace and Security environment in the region, identify gaps and explore potential initiatives.  

Snakes and Ladders in Samoa

Samoa’s Innovative Idea to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in Pre-schools by Sonal Aujla 

UK study tour and exchange highlights good governance essential for NHRIs

Good governance is essential for any Paris principle-compliant National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) to effectively discharge its functions. This was the main message shared with representatives of NHRIs from the Pacific in a recent study tour and…

Ocean Science: Statement by Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Dep Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources & Environment of Samoa

Statement by Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources & Environment of Samoa 11th Conference of the Pacific Community on Oceans and Sustainable Development Noumea, New Caledonia   Chairman Excellencies,…

Search and Rescue (SAR) Facility Opens in Samoa

Hon Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa   The Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi officially opened a state-of-the-art Search and Rescue Facility on Friday, last week. The first of its kind in the…

Gender, human rights and sustainable resource management important aspects of significant Pacific-EU Marine Partnership Programme

(Photo Credit: Francisco Blaha, Marshall Islands)

Small-pond tilapia aquaculture and aquaponics featured at Global Climate Change Alliance meeting

Small-pond aquaculture and aquaponics with tilapia fish was showcased within a climate change context at the “Market Place” session of the Global Climate Change Alliance project inception meeting on Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation GCCA+SUPA in Suva this…

Addressing the challenges of youth unemployment in the pacific through genuine partnerships

Youth unemployment in the pacific stands at an alarming 23% (SPC, 2011) with young people 4.5-6 times (ILO, 2017) less likely to secure decent jobs relative to older people.

From Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to Big Ocean Sustainable States (BOSS)

UNESCO Side Event on Safeguarding Under Cultural Heritage(UCH) for Sustainable Development aims to provide updates on the UCH safeguarding for Sustainable Development and the promotion of the UCH Convention in SIDS. The Event will feature presentations…

Pacific students gain professional qualifications in climate change adaptation & disaster risk reduction

First cohort – Certificate 4 in resilience (face-to-face session). Country representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu participating in shrinking island activity.  
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