Debates: The Pacific Islands countries, a strategic part of the Indo-Pacific for Europeans 2022
France, in 2018, and the European Union, in 2021, announced their strategy for the Indo-Pacific. Paris and Brussels are seeking to enhance their commitment in this strategic area, which has become an economic and political center of gravity and whose…
Stat of the week: Happy International Women's Day to the estimated 6,227,000 women in the Pacific
Happy International Women's Day to the estimated 6,227,000 women in the Pacific (age 15 years and over).
Age
Mid-year population estimate, females, 2022*
All ages (15+)
6,227,000
15-19
588,400
20-24
515,…
European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) forms the regional platform structure of Europe. The triennial EFDRR has established itself as an important vehicle to address the regional disaster risk challenges. It serves as a forum for other…
Forum on OCTs Regional Integration 2022
Photo Credit: Overseas Countries and Territories Association
Pacific representation:
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
Wallis and Futuna
SPC representation:
Cameron Diver, SPC's Deputy Director-General
Peggy Roudaut,…
One ocean summit 2022
Photo credit: United Nation
The ocean covers more than 70% of the surface of our planet, yet it too often remains on the sidelines of major international and European agendas.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Lord Goldsmith Statement for SPC's 12th Conference
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Lord Goldsmith Statement at SPC's 12th Conference
Though I am unable to join you in person, I am delighted that the UK is able to resume our membership of the Pacific Community.
What do the statistics tell us about the impacts of the COVID-19 on PICT economies
A new paper by SPC Statistics Advisor-Strategic Planning Monitoring Analysis, Elizabeth Ragimana and SPC Data Analysis and Dissemination Manager, David Abbott reveals how almost eighteen months on since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide,…
New agreement puts spotlight on managing deadly mosquito born viral disease epidemics in the Pacific
Disease epidemics from viruses spread by mosquitoes are happening more often across the Pacific region with 96 outbreaks (69 dengue outbreaks, 12 Zika virus and 15 Chikungunya) reported between January 2012 and May 2021. In response to this…
UK Government supports Pacific island progress on Extended Continental Shelf submissions
The UK Government has signed an agreement with the Pacific Community (SPC) for GBP 263,000 that will help Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Tonga to secure the rights and responsibilities over their respective ocean spaces.
The ocean sustains a…