RACP and SPC partner up to build health capacity in the Pacific
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Pacific Community (SPC) signed today a memorandum of understanding to support health frameworks and projects in the region and enhance capacity building in the health sector.
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14th Pacific Statistics Steering Committee meeting (PSSC)
Fiji Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) upgraded and officers trained in emergency management best practices
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) team are in Nadi this week, to carry out Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) training with workers and volunteers appointed to work different functional areas of the EOC, at a national, provincial, regional…
‘Green Pacific Port initiative’ looks to improve port operations across the Pacific
Government officials and port representatives from Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga agreed to focus on the implementation of quality, energy, and environmental management for port operations in the Pacific as the guiding principles of their work in…
PILNA 2018 roll-out across 15 Pacific Island Countries
The Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) measures and monitors the achievement of Year 4 and Year 6 students in literacy and numeracy. The Assessment is carried out in select schools across 15 Pacific Island Countries and in 10…
The Pacific Community (SPC) Director-General highlights the ‘hidden’ health danger of climate change
The health consequences of climate change are a hidden danger that will have devastating and long lasting impact across the globe. This was the message by Dr. Colin Tukuitonga, Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC) as part of his public…
University of the South Pacific and The Pacific Community renew partnership
The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Pacific Community (SPC) have extended their collaboration after signing another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the University’s Laucala Campus on 23 August 2018.
UNICEF and SPC partner to improve data for children, women and people with disabilities across the Pacific islands
Today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and The Pacific Community (SPC) announced a new partnership to support the strengthening of data collection and data analysis to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children, women and people with…
Evaluation of the Pacific Islander Junior Professionals Programme (2013–2018)
From left to to right: Lucy Joy, from Vanuatu, Berry Muller, from Marshall Islands and Lui Bell, from Samoa, were among the participants to the SPC Pacific Islander Junior Professionals (PIJP) Programme. Image: Ariella D’Andrea