This review report surveys developments and data on gender equality in the Pacific for the period 2019–2024 against the ‘12 areas of concern’ for the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The review draws on the Beijing+30 national narrative reports for the Pacific, as well as additional data primarily provided by the Pacific Community’s Pacific Data Hub. Overall, the review indicates that gender equality is a well-recognised policy aim across most areas of government service delivery and non-government organisational programming in the Pacific region, but with considerable variation in progress and outcomes across the Pacific Island countries (PICs). Comparable time series data is still limited, meaning that tracking change across time is difficult. National narrative reports indicate a wide range of government, non-government and donor-funded programming across various issues that use a gender lens or have specific gender equality objectives, but tracking impacts of these programmes also remains challenging. The following paragraphs summarise findings in relation to the 12 areas of concern.
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