Tuvalu receive 4,800 COVID19 vaccine doses
Tuvalu is the latest country in the Pacific region to receive 4,800 AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine doses.
“Congratulations to the government and the people of Tuvalu!
Tuvalu...
120,000 voters in Samoa go to the polls today
In a fine sun shiny Samoan day, 120,000 voters go to the polls today to elect a new government following months of intensive and...
COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries and economies
More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting scheme, COVAX.
The first delivery of lifesaving jabs arrived...
Samoa election 2021
By Nanai Anae Dr. Iati Iati
STANDFIRST
Can you remember the last time Samoa had a formidable political opposition? It has been a while, and...
The Pacific food revolution will be televised
By Mark Peter Notaras
It was a great surprise and honour that Gordon Peake approached us to be the guinea pigs/first interviewees for Devpol’s...
Community awareness and consultation on the Freedom of Speech and Opinion
The Office of the Ombudsman also the National Human Rights Institution of Samoa in collaboration with the Samoa Police and Prisons Service and the...
Pacific Journalists learn and share knowledge on Whistleblowing
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) in collaboration with the United Nations Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project (UNPRAC) and UNDP have embarked on an eight...
Mapping digital rights in MENA: towards a safer online environment
This statement was originally published on 7amleh.org on 10 March 2021.
The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media in cooperation with Innovation for...
The journalists fighting election disinformation
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 11 March 2021.
By Rebecca Redelmeier/CPJ Audience Engagement Associate
With multiple federal investigations underway into the January...
Pacific Way(s) and regionalism
by Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
The tumultuous dispute over the selection of the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which led to Micronesian countries deciding...
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