New projects to strengthen food security, access to clean drinking water & provide renewable energy access for Pacific people
The European Union (EU) and the Pacific Community (SPC) have today launched three new projects that will help address the social and economic impacts of COVID-19, whilst supporting longer-term economic recovery and health benefits for the Pacific region.
PIFS-SPC join voices for Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Human Rights of Pacific Women, Girls
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the Pacific Community (SPC) have made a joint submission to the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific. The submission offers recommendations on how…
Mobilising Youth to lead the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific
Did you know that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) represent one of the most serious challenges to the health and wellbeing of youth in the Pacific region?
In the ‘Pacific Youth Development Framework 2014 – 2023’, young people identified NCDs as a…
Youth Engagement in the Pacific Community's 2021+ Strategic Plan
Young people are actively contributing to a visioning exercise to help inform the Pacific Community 2021 – 2030 Strategic Plan. The median age in the Pacific region is 22.6.
Pacific MEL Rebbilib report on MEL capacity available for download
A year-long, collaborative commitment to Pacific-led evidence generation and analysis has culminated in the newly launched Pacific Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Capacity Strengthening Rebbilib report.
Specialised education for Pacific nurses continues amidst COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to impact the world and place a burden on health care workers, the Pacific region identified that an increase in the confirmed number of cases will strain the already fragile Pacific public health sector.
When countries in the…
Building Resilience in Pacific Education
This story originally appeared on the Inter Press Service website, it has been republished here with permission.
Q&A with the Gender and Value Chains Advisor for Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community (POETCom), Flavia Ciribello
Women contribute significantly to their nation’s economies. In the Pacific, this overarches the formal, informal, subsistence and domestic labour activities; yet economically, their contribution often remains invisible or overlooked.
Lack of recognition for women’s contribution to agriculture
Photo Credit: CARE Vanuatu
Pacific women must have a voice in shaping the future of the regions agriculture sector
For many generations, both in the Pacific region and across the world, women have been positively influencing their families and communities. Often, they have the primary family responsibility for ensuring food security, and as a group, are an essential…