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Consultation to Discuss Women's Empowerment
Monday, 10 June 2013, 6:18 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
[Suva, Fiji – June 10] A meeting later this week in Nadi will consider how culture may be used to help address gender based violence instead of being used as an excuse for perpetrating it. More >>
Pacific: Barriers to Access Climate Change Finance
Friday, 3 May 2013, 4:12 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
[3 May 2013 – [Fiji & Pacific Islands] Community members and specialists in the Pacific are invited to join Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to share ideas on overcoming challenges being faced by countries keen to utilise global climate ... More >>
First SIDS DOCK Pacific Regional Meeting Being Held In Fiji
Friday, 3 May 2013, 1:22 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
Financing climate change adaptation high on the agenda Suva, Fiji, Thursday, 2 May 2013: Pacific energy and climate change professionals will convene in Nadi, Fiji, at the Tanoa International Hotel, for four days, beginning 6 May, to ... More >>
Pacific Youths' Perception that Farming is No Worthy Career
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 3:32 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
The popularity of a Pacific-wide e-discussion about challenges in engaging Pacific youth in agriculture, forestry and food security, has today prompted a one-week extension. The knowledge-sharing forum Pacific Solution Exchange (PSE) is moderating the e-discussion ... More >>
Solomon Islanders Have Their Say in Post 2015 Consultations
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 11:05 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
Solomon Islanders would like to see quality education linking to job opportunities, better water supply and sanitation for all and sustainable livelihoods in the post-2015 development agenda. More >>
Opportunities for Pacific Islands from South-South Exchange
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 2:22 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
2013 Global Human Development Report Offers Opportunities For Pacific Islands To Gain From The South-South Exchange More >>
Symposium On Managing Pacific Island Extractive Industry
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 11:53 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
Symposium On Managing Extractive Industries In Pacific Island States To Improve Human Development Set To Start More >>
Pacific Solution Exchange Discusses Seaweed Influx in Fiji
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 12:00 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
Community members are concerned about the recurrence of abundant seaweed blooms on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji which are defacing beaches and impacting the environment, probably as a result of climate change. More >>
Pacific Discusses Public Private Partnerships For Growth
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 1:44 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
[Nadi, Fiji – May 30] Partnerships, win-win situations, business opportunities as well as engaged and accountable stakeholders are some of the key elements of a successful Public Private Partnership model. More >>
Pacific to Meet on Public Private Partnerships
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:03 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
[Suva – May 24] More than 90 private sector representatives, national and local government officials, development partners and members of the civil society from around the Pacific will gather in Nadi next week for the Regional Roundtable on Promoting ... More >>
Cartoonists from Asia-Pacific win awards on Earth Day
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 4:09 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
Cartoonists from Asia-Pacific win awards on Earth Day from the UN and Government of France More >>
Creating Local Growth through Public Private Partnerships
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 3:58 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
Creating Local Growth through Public Private Partnerships [By: UNDP Pacific Centre] How can a town council ensure that services like garbage collection, maintenance of town roads and public parks, among other things, are provided efficiently to everyone? ... More >>
Tongan Government commits to Freedom of Information Policy
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:03 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
Members of the Tongan Government, public service, civil society and media came together in Nuku’alofa today to discuss the Government’s proposal for a national Freedom of Information (FOI) policy. The policy is a key step in the Government’s push ... More >>
Marshall Islands New Parliament Commits To Promoting Service
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 4:14 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
25 January 2012 [25 January 2012 - Majuro, Marshall Islands] – Today saw the opening of an Induction Seminar for Senators of the new Nitijela (Parliament) of Marshall Islands. Speaking on behalf of the President at the opening of the Induction Seminar, ... More >>
Pacific States Commended For Combatting Corruption
Monday, 12 December 2011, 9:37 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
Back in 2005, Pacific Islands Forum Leaders called for members to ratify and implement the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). In 2011, three more Pacific Island countries acceded to UNCAC – doubling the number of ratifying States parties in ... More >>
First-ever National Industrial Policy roadmap for Vanuatu
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:53 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
The Government of Vanuatu launched its first ever National Industrial Policy roadmap to strengthen its trade and industrial capacities. In launching the National Industrial Policy, Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Trade, Industry, Commerce ... More >>
Counting on International Cooperation to Fight Corruption
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:48 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
08 December 2011 [Port Moresby, PNG – 8 Dec] Papua New Guinea could strengthen its efforts in fighting corruption by not only prosecuting corrupt people, but also by ensuring that money or resources stolen through corruption are recovered and returned ... More >>
Fiji Hosts First Regional Deportee Meeting
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 9:47 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
The first-ever regional meeting focusing on addressing the issue of criminal deportees was held in Suva, Fiji this week, organized by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Centre with support ... More >>
New UNDP Publication: "Me, My Intimate Partner, And HIV."
Friday, 2 December 2011, 12:32 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
[Suva, Fiji – December 1] What do people from all walks of life including sex workers, gays and lesbians, Christian pastors, university students, taxi-cab drivers, and healthcare workers in Fiji know about HIV transmission? What perceptions do couples ... More >>
Problem Solving Through Regional Networking
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 1:53 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre
[22 November 2011 (Suva, Fiji] – A mail-group based network that links development professionals and practitioners together to share knowledge, innovative ideas and practical experiences to help solve problems related to climate change in the Pacific ... More >>
