Features
Expanded Production and Value Addition to Food Exports
Agriculture is a big deal for the 707,000 inhabitants of Solomon Islands, a collection of six major islands and hundreds of smaller isles sticking out of the South Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Youth Determined to Make Policy Impact on Good Governance and Anti-corruption
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) launched the inaugurated regional Youth Advisory Board on Governance in the presence of the Honourable Simon Kofe, Minister for Justice, Communication, and Foreign Affairs, Tuvalu, and the Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Mr. Henry Puna.
How Effective is the UN’s Development Support?
Halfway into the 2030 Agenda, with progress on several Sustainable Development Goals stalling, is a good moment to ask about the effectiveness of the UN’s development support.
Simplifying Climate Change Information For Communities A Key Pacific Priority
The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) is working with eight Pacific countries to enhance and integrate knowledge brokerage on climate change into aspects of the work they are doing in their communities.
Fiji’s Geopolitical Tilt
The diplomatic spat surrounding China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu’s visit to Suva in April 2023 captured shifting geostrategic developments in Fiji.
Hospitality Workers Gain a New Perspective on the Industry
Australia's Red Centre is a vastly different environment to the blue waters of the Pacific, but one group of Fijians has embraced the change – moving to the outback to learn new skills and earn an income working at one of Australia’s most iconic locations.
Are Family Protection Orders Helping to Prevent Domestic and Family Violence in the Pacific Region?
First introduced in high-income countries, restraining or protection orders aim to prevent further domestic and family violence by imposing civil court orders, that if breached result in a criminal penalty.
Electoral Commission Launches GESI Policy to Enhance Inclusive Electoral Processes
As part of International Women’s Day, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission launched the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Policy 2022-2024 and its Action Plan. The GESI policy aims to uphold the government’s commitment to enhance gender equality and social inclusion in elections.
Women’s Networks Building Home Grown Resilience
Rural women, and in particular women with disabilities, face multiple barriers and risks to their livelihoods and towards ensuring food security for themselves and their families.
From Kokoa Farming to Agritourism
Almost two decades ago Grace Fekau, a cocoa farmer from Makira, turned to her small kokoa farm to support her family after losing her husband.