Exam fee relief assistance for Year 13 SPFSC students
South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) students whose families have suffered economic hardship because of COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold will be supported to complete their final year of study.
Women celebrated as Pacific looks to its agricultural future
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the Globe and linger on the doorstep of several Pacific countries, communities are already picking up the health, social and economic pieces scattered in its wake. Agriculture in the Pacific has been…
COVID-19 is compounding the Pacific’s non- communicable disease crisis
Health experts were quick to identify that persons living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, chronic lung diseases and cancers were more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with COVID-19.
According to…
Pacific to launch human rights implementation principles at the UN Human Rights Council in July
Pacific to launch human rights implementation principles at the UN Human Rights Council in July
Putting people at the heart of the human rights treaty body system
This article originally appeared on OpenGlobalRights.org.
Exchange of maritime boundaries data to boost fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance in region
Photo Caption: Solomon Islands patrol boat (03) closely monitoring a Vietnamese vessel (blue boat) which was caught fishing illegally in the Solomon Island waters in 2018.
Pacific nurses at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19
Seeds Handover to Fiji Government and Launch of New Regional Initiatives Supported by MFAT and DFAT
This week the Pacific Community (SPC) handed over 350kg vegetable seeds and 400 tissue culture plants to the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). The event was part of Pacific Seeds for Life (PS4L) and represented the projects first contribution towards…
Remarks by SPC DDG, Dr A. Aumua at the Launch of 'Pacific Seeds for Life' and funding for Regional Genebank
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Statement by Dr. Audrey Aumua
Delivered at the Launch of 'Pacific Seeds for Life' and funding announcement for Regional Genebank
Suva, Fiji
27 May 2020
The Honourable Minister of Agriculture Fiji, Dr Mahendra…
Cyclone Harold : des données océaniques en temps réel à l’appui de la préparation et de la réponse aux catastrophes
(Article disponible en anglais uniquement)
When severe Tropical Cyclone Harold swept through four Pacific Island countries in early April, tide gauges and a wave buoys across the region recorded the event in real-time, providing critical information in…