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
Kiribati Institute of Technology accredited as a higher education and training provider
The Kiribati Institute of Technology (KIT), one of the regions leading tertiary institutions, has been granted accreditation as a higher education and training institution by the Pacific Board for Educational Quality (PBEQ). This accreditation is an…
Training workshop aims to strengthen influenza surveillance in the Pacific
A sub-regional training workshop for health surveillance and laboratory professionals aiming at strengthening influenza surveillance in the Pacific was held in Suva (Fiji) last week.Surveillance and laboratory professionals from thirteen Pacific…
Regional Strategy for Women in Maritime Meeting
Drafters from the PacWIMA (Cook Islands, Fiji, PNG, Tonga) meet to update the latest version of the Regional Strategy and progress work on the document.
Green Pacific Port Initiative progress meeting
Participants will be updated on the progress of the GPP initiative which is currently piloted at the Ports Authority Tonga and the Solomon Islands Ports Authority under the SPC Innovation fund.
MTCC-Pacific Steering Committee Meeting
Steering Committee with update on MTCC-Pacific project progress and receive an introduction to first data analysis and its findings. Partner and OMP project presentations are also on the agenda.
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International Youth Day: Our future is in their hands
By Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago-Elisara
International Youth Day is a time for us to celebrate our younger generations, and to consider the investment we can make today to ensure they are able to achieve their full potential tomorrow.
Pacific children key to championing human rights in the region
Pacific education officials and curriculum development officers from Kiribati, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), and Tuvalu met in Fiji this week (7 to 10 August) to progress plans to integrate human rights and responsibilities into primary and…
Pacific natural resource managers build capacity in Ridge to Reef Sustainable Development
Forty Pacific Island natural resource managers gathered in Townsville, Australia this week to build their capacity for local and global environmental management through the in-depth study of sampling tools, data analysis and interpretation skills.
The…