SPC's 75th Anniversary: the first-ever Festival of Pacific Arts was held in 1972 in Suva, Fiji
The Pacific Community turned 75 on the 6th of February 2022. As we mark 75 years of the Pacific Community’s Service to the region, on the 6th of each month we will feature a key moment in history for the organization.
The first-ever Festival of…
Pacific Partnership launches paper on “What Works to End Violence against Women and Girls”
The Pacific Community’s (SPC)’s Social Citizenship Education (SCE) programme, as part of the Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls (Pacific Partnership), has today launched a paper on What Works to End Violence against Women and…
What works to end violence against women and girls - Social citizenship education
The Pacific Partnership invites you to the launch of the Social Citizenship Education (SCE) What Works paper.
Joins us on 31 May 2022 from 5pm to 7pm at the University of the South Pacific ICT Lecture Theatre.
This event of fun-filled learning with…
Mereseini Rakuita, SPC’s Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women keynote address on Women In Maritime day 2022
"If we are to make any meaningful changes to the participation of women in the maritime sector, we must be fully cognisant of the barriers that do exist.”
Mereseini Rakuita, SPC’s Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women, shared this comment in her…
Influencing legal frameworks to promote the rights of people with disabilities
As the world continues to highlight the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on marginalised groups, the collaborative effort between Pacific Island governments and civil society organisations in enacting laws for people with disabilities has not gone…
Prioritising mental health, selfcare, wellbeing and safety at work: an ethical imperative
April 28th is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, and the Pacific Community (SPC) is commemorating this day by organising and launching a series of advocacy tools including selfcare journals, e-cards, and “3min Pacific break”…
Papua New Guinea takes steps to establish Human Rights Commission
The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Human Rights and Social Development Division (HRSD) team visited Papua New Guinea last week to assist in the establishment of a national Human Rights Commission (HRC). The move is a significant one for the Pacific nation as…
Regional Culture Strategy and review of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture endorsed at Council of Pacific Arts and Festival meeting
At its 35th meeting held virtually on 13 – 14 April 2022, the Council of Pacific Arts and Culture (CPAC) endorsed the Pacific Regional Culture Strategy (PRCS) 2022-2032 and the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) Review Report for tabling at…
Collective action helps advance gender policies in Solomon Islands
Five out of nine provinces in the Solomon Islands have endorsed gender equality policies, a positive indication of how gender equality has become a national development priority. For Vaela Ngai, the Director for the Women’s Development Division (WDD)…
Our blue pacific food systems: Land and sea
In 2021, the Pacific Food Systems Dialogue brought together governments, NGOs, scientists and researchers, and community representatives from across the Pacific. The aim of the 2021 Dialogue was to produce recommendations for a set of game changing…