Every time my Air Pacific flight approaches Tuvalu – an atoll nation consisting of nine inhabited islands – and I look through the window down at the narrow strips of land, my mind wanders back in time to the first Polynesian people who embarked on a long voyage more than 2,000 years ago. I don’t know what drove them to endure the hardship of Continue reading
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Pacific representatives meet to develop campaigns to address violence against women
Twenty-six representatives from government as well as non-governmental organisations in six Pacific Island countries are in Suva this week for a five-day regional workshop to develop concrete action plans to address high rates of violence against women in the region. The workshop organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community Regional Continue reading
UN Gears Up to Fight Corruption in the Pacific
The impact of corruption and the challenge of fighting corruption are well known to citizens and observers of the Pacific. In recognizing the importance of fighting corruption, the United Nations has commenced a 4 year USD4.3 million Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project. The Project, funded by the Australian Agency for Continue reading
Australia and ILO announce new programme of training support in Timor-Leste
The Training and Employment Support Program (TESP) is a $12.2m, two year program of support that focuses on providing Timorese with the skills they need to find jobs. TESP is implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), and focuses on ensuring all Timorese have access to a quality training system that provides Continue reading