Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Day 2023

Picture: NASA's Earth Observatory

Stat of the week: In Nauru, 0.6% of the population (aged 5+) identified as having seeing disabilities in 2019

The 4th of January will be World Braille Day. In Nauru, 0.6% of the population (aged 5+) identified as having seeing disabilities in 2019. Seeing disability is defined as a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual…

Stat of the week: In the Federated States of Micronesia, 25% of the land area was used for the cultivation of coconuts in 2020

Did you know that in the Federated States of Micronesia, 25% of the land area was used for the cultivation of coconuts in 2020?  

Lululeen Santos hopeful for the future of women and girls in Micronesia

Lululeen Santos, is the Pacific Women Lead at SPC’s Country Focal Point, Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW), based in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). She works closely with communities and all State Governments in FSM, to assist with their…

Marshall Islands Makes Waves For Ocean Biodiversity At Global Negotiations

This content was originally published on SPREP website. Montreal, Canada - The Republic of the Marshall Islands, a Large Ocean State, believes a healthy, productive and resilient ocean biodiversity should be a global priority. Hon. John Silk,…

Guardians of the Pacific: Itimatang, from Kiribati

"We can see from seasonal closures that schools of fish are migrating back to the shoreline". Itimatang Beita, a fisher from Kiribat.

Palau women cultivate success from the taro patch to the policy table

Series of SPC stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 2022, demonstrating how science and technical support contributes to ending GBV.   SPC’s POETCom has worked with the Palau Organic Growers Association, Pacific…

Pacific Community members mark 75 years of service to the region at 52nd Meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations and Special thematic session of the 12th Conference

From 23 to 25 November 2022, participants from across the Pacific and around the world were gathered for the 52nd Meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA 52) and the Special thematic session of the 12th…

Official Statement by Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau, Vanuatu Prime Minister, at the opening of the Special Thematic Session of the 12th Conference of SPC

OFFICIAL STATEMENT, Hon. Alatoi Ishmael KALSAKAU MA’AUKORO Welcome Ceremony, 12th Conference of the Pacific Community Thursday, 24 November from 3pm, at the Saralana Park     Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister of Samoa;

Celebrating 75 years of progressing Pacific peoples' prosperity and well-being

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