On International Women’s Day 2022: A message from SPREP
By Tagaloa Cooper-Halo, Acting Director General and Director Climate Change Resilience
Fakalofa lahi atu, Kia orana, Ran Annim, Lenwo, Kaselehlie, Mogethin, Ni Sa Bula...
Women fish too: invisible women in tuna industries
By Kate Barclay, University of Technology Sydney in Sydney
The assumption that the tuna fishing industry is a man’s world is not only misleading, but...
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?
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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...
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All states must support a UN General Assembly resolution upholding the 2025 Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change...