A new initiative designed to support marine ecotourism and the Sustainable Development Goal 14 was launched today, marking a new era in marine conservation.
A new diagnostic test for HIV and syphilis is being rolled out by UNDP across the Western Pacific region, in order to reach the most vulnerable populations with vital sexual and reproductive health services.
Malaita, the most populous province in Solomon Islands, is blessed with resources. Its islands have reefs teeming with seafood and fertile soil for growing pineapple, cassava and countless other crops.
Fiji, Palau, Samoa, and Tonga remain in the High Human Development category of the latest Human Development Index and are joined by Marshall Islands which is included in the index for the first time.
Kelera looked up from cutting her grass and climbed up the decaying wooden steps to open the door of her house to welcome the unexpected visitors from the social welfare office.
Helen Clark, former Administrator of UNDP and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, yesterday ended her four-day visit to Solomon Islands. During the visit, Ms. Clark contributed to events focused on youth engagement and women’s political participation.
Sitting in their home in Vunavutu Village in Sigatoka, the Naibuka family were still coming to terms with the sudden death of their son only a week earlier, when they were startled by a beep on his mobile phone.
Harnessing the power of data to tell a regional story
Important stories live in our data and data visualisation is a powerful means to discover and understand these stories, and then to present them to others. Catrina Rowe, SDG Engagement Expert for Pacific SDG Partnership, writes on how data visualisation is being utilised to tell the Pacific SDG story at home and on the world stage.
BLOG | Aniwa: The Island of Sweet Oranges
Aniwa is the southern-most island of Vanuatu and is about 8 km2 (3 square miles) and having about 350 people living on it, I believe I met most of them. The boat comes to this island once every month or two, but there is a one-hour twice-weekly flight to the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila. I have been to lots of islands in the Pacific, but have never been to Aniwa because of its remoteness and it would seem the chances of me going there again are slim.
BLOG | Special school leads the way in financial education innovation
Students need to take their classroom skills and knowledge into the real world for financial education (FinED) to be effective. That’s exactly what the impressive Sigatoka Special School is doing through leading the way on innovative projects that help the students put money management into practice.
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About the Pacific Office in Fiji
9,937,200
Population
31.4
Poverty rate
$2678.2
GNI per capita
0.645
Human Dev. Index
