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PREAMBLE 1. The 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women (‘the Conference’), convened by the Pacific Community (SPC) and hosted and chaired by the Republic of the Marshall Islands, was held from 22 to 24 July 2024. The Conference was conducted in-person and online,...
PREAMBLE 1. The 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women (‘the Conference’), convened by the Pacific Community (SPC) and hosted and chaired by French Polynesia, was held from 27 to 29 April 2021, preceded by side events from 22 to 23 April 2021. The Conference was a...
This report reviews the national legislation in six Pacific Island countries to identify existing biases or barriers that may inhibit the realization of human rights, including gender issues, for small-scale coastal fishers and fish workers. The analysis covers five...
This policy brief highlights the opportunities for Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) to include human rights principles in coastal fisheries and aquaculture legislation and identifies existing barriers to their effective implementation. Following the...
To read the full report click here. Summary Economic empowerment of women is a ‘development game changer’ because when more women participate in either the formal or informal economy, their families, communities and countries become wealthier. This empowerment...
In 1994, Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) adopted the first regional instrument to promote gender equality: the Pacific Platform for Action on the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality (PPA). The Platform, which formed the basis of the Pacific...
To read the full report click here. What is the Commission on the Status of Women? Established in 1947, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental organisation dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of...
Preamble 1. The 13th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women, hosted by the Pacific Community (SPC), was held from 2 to 5 October 2017 in Suva, Fiji. The theme of the Conference was ‘economic empowerment of Pacific women’. 2. Meeting participants included...
To read the full report click here. We dedicate this cookbook to all the beautiful Pacific Islanders out there who love food and love life. You can’t have one without the other, but your enjoyment of each depends on balance. Many of us are turning away from the most...