Specialised education for Pacific nurses continues amidst COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to impact the world and place a burden on health care workers, the Pacific region identified that an increase in the confirmed number of cases will strain the already fragile Pacific public health sector.
When countries in the…
A one-stop source for information on disasters and other external shocks in the Pacific region
The Pacific Data Hub (PDH), an initiative of the Pacific Community (SPC), is a response to the lack of reliable, timely and easily accessible data in the Pacific region, which is particularly challenging in times of crisis and natural disasters. The PDH…
The Secrets of Seeds: Meet Elina Young, Tree Seed Technician at CePaCT, LRD
Caption: Seed Technician Elina Nabubuniyaka-Young (in red shirt) collecting tree seeds in the field.
Exam fee relief assistance for Year 13 SPFSC students
South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) students whose families have suffered economic hardship because of COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold will be supported to complete their final year of study.
Women celebrated as Pacific looks to its agricultural future
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the Globe and linger on the doorstep of several Pacific countries, communities are already picking up the health, social and economic pieces scattered in its wake. Agriculture in the Pacific has been…
COVID-19 is compounding the Pacific’s non- communicable disease crisis
Health experts were quick to identify that persons living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, chronic lung diseases and cancers were more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with COVID-19.
According to…
Pacific to launch human rights implementation principles at the UN Human Rights Council in July
Pacific to launch human rights implementation principles at the UN Human Rights Council in July
Putting people at the heart of the human rights treaty body system
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Exchange of maritime boundaries data to boost fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance in region
Photo Caption: Solomon Islands patrol boat (03) closely monitoring a Vietnamese vessel (blue boat) which was caught fishing illegally in the Solomon Island waters in 2018.