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Samoan soprano captivates conference delegates
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 3:54 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Monday 12 November 2007, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Conference, Apia, Samoa – The 60th Anniversary Conference of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) got under way in Apia, Samoa today with soprano Daphne Collins’ soaring voice ... More >>
Samoan PM launches two Pacific organic projects
Sunday, 11 November 2007, 12:35 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Friday, 9 November 2007, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), CRGA 37, Apia, Samoa - 'Organic agriculture, whether in farming, processing, distribution, or consumption, is to sustain and enhance the health of ecosystems and organism from the smallest ... More >>
Rural communities at heart of agriculture research
Sunday, 11 November 2007, 12:33 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Friday, 9 November 2007, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), CRGA 37, Apia, Samoa – Putting rural communities in the driver’s seat of agricultural research and extension is clearly what the EU-funded Development of Sustainable Agriculture ... More >>
Female Condoms - Empowering Pacific Women
Friday, 21 September 2007, 2:09 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Amid the tally of medals won by our Pacific athletes at the Games in Samoa, distribution of other small objects of value proved a great success. These are the female condoms, made available to all by the organisers of the Safe Games Campaign. More >>
Directions For Decision Making In The Pacific
Friday, 14 September 2007, 12:19 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
'Future directions for evidence-based decision making in the Pacific' is the theme for the regional meeting of the heads of Planning and Heads of Statistics (HOPS) which will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia, next week from 17-21 September 2007. More >>
Married Women Are Among Most Vulnerable To HIV
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 11:16 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Contributing factors which undermine abstinence include high levels of sexual violence against women and young girls, incest, and sex under the influence of alcohol and drugs, as well as the demands of daily living... More >>
Unified Human Development Approach - New Caledonia
Monday, 30 July 2007, 10:46 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The recent amalgamation of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) Women's and Youth Bureaus, Cultural Programme, and Community Education and Training Centre into the Human Development Programme (HDP) sets an interesting new direction, says ... More >>
"Wastage" of women's talent hampers development
Monday, 28 May 2007, 12:14 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPC headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia, Sunday May 27, 2007: A leading judge and advocate for women's rights has urged Pacific governments to put more effort into ensuring women play a full role in society, saying that a country which doesn't make ... More >>
Forum Taskforce Completes First Phase Of RAMSI Rev
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 7:46 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The Pacific Islands Forum Taskforce to review the Regional Assistance Mission in Solomon Islands (RAMSI) today completed six days of consultations with stakeholders in what is the first phase of a two-phase process. More >>
Avian influenza on the agenda for meeting
Sunday, 11 March 2007, 5:21 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Port Vila, Vanuatu, 9 March 2007 – Health ministers and senior officials from 21 Pacific Island countries and areas will meet here from 12 to 15 March 2007 to seek ways to further promote the health of Pacific Island people and to strengthen the ... More >>
Intl Women's Day: Culture no excuse for violence
Friday, 9 March 2007, 3:22 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The message has come through loud and clear from the most powerful men and women of the United Nations – violence against girls and women is a major problem across all countries and societies, including the Pacific, and culture is no justification ... More >>
Status of Pacific girls and women
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 10:33 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
United Nations, New York, Monday March 5, 2007: The role of men and boys in championing gender equality, the need for Pacific governments to take concrete action to improve the status of women and girls, and the lives of Pacific women living in New Zealand ... More >>
International Women’s Day: it’s about men, too
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 10:30 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
March 8 is celebrated across the Pacific and the world as International Women's Day (IWD). The day celebrates the contribution women make to building just and prosperous societies – and underlines how much more society benefits when they have a voice. More >>
Cash for Pacific women’s business projects
Saturday, 3 March 2007, 1:24 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
United Nations, New York, Friday March 2, 2007: Pacific governments can lobby for new World Bank funding for projects that expand opportunities for women in the world of paid work. More >>
Pacific Commonwealth gender experts meet in NY
Monday, 26 February 2007, 11:23 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Weekend meetings of Commonwealth gender experts have ended with recommendations to simplify the way the 53 member countries measure their progress to equality and explored how an action-oriented Commonwealth working group could make women an effective ... More >>
Secretariat of the Pacific Community at a glance
Friday, 9 February 2007, 4:13 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPC was established as the South Pacific Commission on 6 February 1947 under the ‘Canberra Agreement’, at about the same time as the United Nations. The six founding members were Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom ... More >>
SPC celebrates 60th anniversary
Tuesday, 6 February 2007, 9:37 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Monday 5 February 2007, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - An early-morning flag raising ceremony at its headquarters in Noumea will mark the start of celebrations for SPC’s 60th anniversary on 6 February 2007. SPC’s members include all 22 Pacific ... More >>
Celebrating SPC’s 60th anniversary
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 3:36 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2007 is a very special milestone for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community more commonly known as the SPC. It marks the 60th year of service by the SPC to the people of the Pacific islands region. More >>
Imminent collapse of ocean ecosystems refuted
Friday, 15 December 2006, 12:01 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Research conducted by an international team of scientists, including SPC’s Oceanic Fisheries Programme Manager, Dr John Hampton, and reported in a paper published this week in Science, refutes claims that ocean ecosystems are on the brink of collapse. More >>
New Women-In-Fisheries network bulletin editor
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 10:57 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Dr Veikila Vuki, formerly with the Fiji Fisheries Division and the University of the South Pacific (USP) and currently the Director of Oceania Environment Consultants, a consulting firm based in Guam, is the new coordinator of the SPC Women-In-Fisheries ... More >>
