A once in a 1000-year eruption
On Saturday 15 January 2022, the Hunga volcano erupted sending a plume of ash and volcanic gas 30 kilometers into the atmosphere and generating tsunami waves across the Pacific. The full impact of this eruption is still being assessed, but the…
Vanuatu Independence Day
Credit: Wikimedia commons - Simon Sees, Australia
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Day 2022
Picture: NASA's Earth Observatory
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Pacific Community
Originally called the South Pacific Commission, our unique organisation was founded in Australia in 1947 by the six ‘participating governments’ that then administered territories in the Pacific Islands region: Australia, France, New Zealand, the…
Season's Greetings from everyone at the Pacific Community!
We wish you a wonderful festive season and a Happy New Year.
We want to take this opportunity to share our sincere thanks for your continued support throughout the past year and we look forward to working with you again in 2022.
Spotlight: Women in Leadership in the Pacific
The 16 days of activism campaign concluded last week with advocacy on issues not only relating to ending violence against women and girls but also on supporting women in attaining economic empowerment across all sectors in the Pacific.
Pacific Way Special Edition Podcast: SPC looks to the future at CRGA 51 and 12th Conference sessions
CRGA 51 and the 12th Conference of the Pacific Community saw the adoption of new strategic plan for the organization and a new star on the SPC flag. We highlight some of the key outcomes in this special podcast.
Regional Poetry Competition
Prior to this year’s International Youth Day, the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Human Rights and Social Development (HRSD) division launched a poetry competition highlighting the theme Transforming Food systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary…
Provincial health services in the Solomon Islands get boost with new equipment
Provincial medical services in the Solomon Islands will receive a much needed boost to their technology services, thanks to a donation of A/V equipment by the Pacific Community (SPC), including tablets, laptops, multimedia projectors, cameras, video…