Healthy mouths, healthy lives: the Pacific’s 2030 commitment
In Pacific island countries and areas, as many as 1 in 2 children have dental caries in their baby teeth – the highest prevalence...
Empowering Pacific Youth: Amplifying Climate Action through Social Media Advocacy
In a concerted effort to address climate change and amplify awareness on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Regional Hub for the Pacific is proud...
Stronger together – the Commonwealth celebrates significant 75-year milestone
Today, 56 of the world’s largest countries and smallest islands, across six oceans, continue to stand united and celebrate shared values for Commonwealth Day.
Commonwealth...
Millions to benefit from access to justice measures agreed by Commonwealth law ministers
Millions of Commonwealth citizens will benefit from improved people-centred access to justice as law ministers concluded their meeting in Zanzibar today with a package...
Forum SG Henry Puna Champions Pacific Women’s Empowerment on International Women’s Day 2024
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on 08 March, our nations of the Blue Pacific continent join the global recognition of the steps...
Women in Media Fiji celebrate International Women’s Day 2024
As we celebrate the achievements of women this week, and on the eve of International Women’s Day 2024, we also confront a serious issue:...
State of play for Pacific women in 2024
When the playing field is levelled, the dividends are doubled, both in politics and sport.
By Jessica Collins
As 2024 rang in, an historical vote...
Commonwealth leaders discuss ways to improve access to justice for people with disabilities
On 04 March 2024, the Commonwealth Secretariat Human Rights Unit, in partnership with the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum (CDPF), convened a side event on...
“When are we going back?” – nuclear displacement in the Marshall Islands
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Gina Langinbelik Anuntak is a student at the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI). She’s President of the...
Tonga becomes first Pacific island country to apply WHO’s Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risk...
On 15 January 2022, a massive volcanic eruption shook the small island nation of Tonga at a scale that the country hadn’t witnessed since...
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ADB rolls-out gender equality toolkit for PPP projects
Private and public companies that bid for contracts funded through the Asian Development Bank’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) can expect gender equality component requirements in...
Fiji raises concerns of climate finance for Pacific at ADB Annual Meeting
Innovative and well thought out green monetary policies like green and blue bonds are great to address climate action – but negligible when compared...
ADB positions itself as climate bank for the Asia Pacific region
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reformed and positioned itself as the climate bank for the Asia Pacific region.
And the bank has matched it...