Regional education assessment helps Pacific students achieve their full potential
Almost 10 years ago, the Pacific Community (SPC) launched an assessment of the region's literacy and numeracy performance in primary schools. Thanks to a flexible approach based on the Pacific tradition of constant adaptation and dialogue, this…
Identifying groundwater sources on Fiji’s Kia Island
Although it is composed of 98 per cent ocean, the Pacific is one of the world’s regions where availability of freshwater supplies is the most challenging. On Kia Island in Fiji, where access to water is even more uncertain after one of the strongest…
New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna are committed to sustainable and resilient food systems
photo credit: Marama Production
The PROTEGE project is working with the authorities of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna to develop strategic and operational plans on food system sustainability to ensure more resilient food systems…
Real-time testing facility helps the Cook Islands face the COVID-19 threat
Thanks to financial and in-kind support from New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), the Pacific Community has been able to equip the Cook Islands with one of the most advanced COVID-19 testing platforms at the early stages of the…
A glimpse into the Pacific food systems
Discover the specificities of food systems in the Pacific region, why they are particularly fragile, and the role of the island communities in protecting them.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate Communications Office
Data sharing collaboration makes Pacific health information more accessible than ever before
Image: Kolovai Health Centre in Tonga, credit: DFAT
The Pacific Data Hub and Tupaia today announced a data sharing collaboration that will see publicly available health data on the Pacific made more accessible…
Trust, flexibility and innovation: celebrating the partnership between New Zealand and the Pacific Community
I recall vividly the first days of COVID-19, when the Pacific – and the world – discovered this new disease which was going to so deeply upset all of our certainties. For intergovernmental organisations such as the Pacific Community (SPC), agility and…
The Loyalty Islands are studying the opportunities for aquaculture and fish farming in their islands
Les Îles Loyautés étudient les enjeux de l’aquaculture et de la pisciculture pour leurs îles
Did you know? Similar to other parts of the Pacific, Kanak cultural communities live in tribes that are governed by a Chiefly system
Pacific Community members welcome European Union as Permanent Observer
After several decades of joint actions in support of the region’s development, the partnership between the Pacific Community (SPC) and European Union (EU) has reached a new stage. On 1 August 2021, SPC’s member countries and territories welcomed the…