No reserved seats for PNG women in Parliament
The plan to have five regional seats reserved for women beginning in the general election this year has been shelved, a senior Papua New...
UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 vaccines shows its relevance, says President...
After one of the busiest years in the history of the Human Rights Council, President and Fijian diplomat Ambassador Nashat Shameem Khan insisted on...
First local female CEO of Solomon Telekom Company
Solomon Telekom Company Limited has confirmed the appointment of Christina Lasaqa as its new chief executive officer.
Lasaqa, a Solomon Islands national from Gwou’ulu, Lau...
The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM
By Megha Mohan and Yousef Eldin
There are fewer women in politics in the Pacific Islands than in any other part of the world,...
Is Gender-based Violence the worst Pandemic we have ever faced?
OP- Ed by Levan Bouadze, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
The COVID-19 pandemic affected lives, plagued economies, left millions without jobs and income...
Two more Samoa women MPs appointed make up six in the House
Two extra women parliamentarians have been appointed by the Samoa Head of State and now make up six women members of parliament following last...
Building a secure, inclusive Pacific-addressing gender inequality in COVID-19 times: with Forum Gender Specialist,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges in our sea of islands, but it has also presented us the opportunity to build on our...
Inaugural women’s leadership awards for disaster risk reduction granted to Fijian trailblazer
The inaugural Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards have been granted to Vasiti Soko, Director of the National Disaster...
WWF and partners launch gender mainstreaming in Fiji offshore Tuna Industry report
In a bid to strengthen gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in Fiji’s tuna offshore sector, WWF and partners today launched a Gender Mainstreaming in...
Fiji’s Covid-19 outbreak prompts a new way of leading
Op-ed by Tessa Price, Regional Executive for the Pacific ANZ NZ Ltd
After finding herself locked out of Fiji when the borders were closed...
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Make it easier and cheaper’: New Zealand eases visa restrictions for Pacific Island nations
New Zealand is easing visa restrictions for visitors from Pacific Island nations, the New Zealand foreign affairs and immigration ministers announced on Friday.
From early...
Indigenous groups from the Pacific, Brazil and Canada hand demands to COP30 Presidency to...
Pacific Climate Warriors Thursday joined the largest mobilisation of Indigenous peoples in Brazil, and handed a strongly worded letter from civil society to the...
Rising seas threaten nation’s survival as Pacific gears up for UN Ocean talks: Tuvalu...
Tuvalu Prime Minister and chair the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), Feleti Teo didn’t hold back Thursday as he opened the Oceans Ministers...