Stat of the week: Nearly one in five girls in Kiribati marry before they reach 18 years of age
Did you know? In 2018, nearly one in five girls (18,4%) in Kiribati marry before they reach 18 years of age.
Today, 11 October 2021, we celebrate International Day of the Girl Child.
The Pacific Community supports the Federated States of Micronesia to access USD 16.6 million from the Green Climate Fund for urgent climate action
The Pacific Community (SPC) today signed a funding agreement for its first full-sized project financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to support the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the implementation of climate change adaptation solutions. With…
Stats of the week: $1,091, gross tourism earnings (USD) per visitor to Samoa in 2020
$1,091: Gross tourism earnings (USD) per visitor to Samoa in 2020, a drop from the USD1,226 figure in 2019.
Today we celebrate World Tourism Day
Tourism for inclusive growth
RMI advances campaign to ban single use plastic products
The Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS) recognizes that as human beings, we cannot enjoy our rights to food, water, health, and housing in a degrading environment. Thanks to support from the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Pacific People…
Stat of the week: The maximum height above sea level in Tokelau is only 5 metres
Did you know the maximum height above sea level in Tokelau is only 5 metres?
Stat of the week: 98% of children in Palau achieve minimum proficiency in literacy by the end of primary school
98% of children in Palau achieve minimum proficiency in literacy by the end of primary school. (PILNA 2018)
Traditional knowledge in Tuvalu offers lessons for future of nations youth
Youth representatives from around Tuvalu convened earlier this month for an intergenerational dialogue as part of a week-long International Youth Day celebration to discuss key issues affecting young people in the country.
FSM's Experience: Implementation of Domestic Violence Legislation
The 2nd annual Regional Working Group for the implementation of the Family Protection Act and Domestic Violence (DV) Legislation (RWG) meeting allowed representatives from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to present their challenges and learn…
Bolstering Food Security in Marshall Islands
Forty schoolteachers and principals in the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) completed a five-day workshop last month equipping schools to play a key role in strengthening the food security efforts in the country.
The participants of this workshop…
COVID-19 testing capability in Kiribati enhanced with refurbished laboratory
A refurbished container laboratory was officially opened last week by Kiribati’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The laboratory will enhance the nation’s in-country COVID-19 testing capacity.
During the last year Kiribati had been relying…