World Food Day: Tonga taps tradition and the Pacific’s Tree of Life to feed communities and secure livelihoods
As the global community celebrates World Food Day 2021 on October 16 with the theme of “our actions are our future”, one project in Tonga is ensuring the future of local communities by building on the harvest of traditional food through youth.
Securing the future with traditional knowledge
In Tonga, community elders are passing down the ancient art of carving canoes to help the youth build sustainable livelihoods.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate Communications Office
Passing on farming traditions to protect food systems
In Tonga, a local organization is setting up organic farming projects to enable young people to learn from elders how to generate some revenue while protecting the country's food systems.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate…
20th Maritime Boundaries Working Session and High-Level Dialogue
September 29th-30th - Maritime Boundaries Virtual Working Session Launch
November 16th-17th - Maritime Boundaries High-level Dialogue
20th Maritime Boundaries Working Session and High-Level Dialogue
September 29th-30th - Maritime Boundaries Virtual Working Session Launch
November 16th-17th - Maritime Boundaries High-level Dialogue
Tonga's experience: Implementation of Domestic Violence Legislation
Fourteen Pacific Island Countries have enacted specific legislation to address domestic violence. While these laws have been developed to respond to domestic violence, implementation continues to be a challenge. It is affected by various factors…
National Policy launch heralds new era for Tongan youth
This year’s International Youth Day saw the launch of Tonga’s National Youth Policy 2021-2025 and Strategic Action Plan 2021-2025, complementing the theme, “Healthy Youth, Healthy Tonga”/“To’utupu Mo’ui lelei, Tonga Mo’ui lelei”.
The policies included…
Remarks by SPC DG, Dr Stuart Minchin at the Human Rights & Members of Parliament session - Tonga
STATEMENT BY DR STUART MINCHIN
DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SESSION
WITH THE TONGA PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE
16 JULY 2021
Honorable Rev Dr…
New COVID-19 testing equipment deployed in Tonga
Last week, the Tonga Laboratory Services completed the installation of a 4 module GeneXpert testing equipment used for diagnosis of COVID-19 infection and to increase SARS-coV-2 testing capacity.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, each Pacific Island…