Press Releases

PM leaves for ‘Forum for India- Pacific Islands Cooperation.’

PM leaves for ‘Forum for India- Pacific Islands Cooperation.’ Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare leaves today (Sunday 21st May) to attend the third Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation, (FIPIC III Summit). The FIPIC is a...

Leaders from the Pacific Region make a clear statement that the conservation of our oceans is not optional

17 December 2022, Montreal, Canada - Much of the talk these past two weeks at the CBD COP15 has centred around developing states concerned that there will be an unfair burden placed upon them to maintain their biodiversity. But the Pacific side...

Progress of work to improve climate change adaptation and mitigation in 15 Pacific countries commended

20 April 2023, Suva, Fiji - Whether it is providing water tanks for villages in Papua New Guinea (PNG), tree planting on the Tagabe riverbank in Vanuatu to ensure steady supply of freshwater for communities there or providing support for climate...

MEDIA RELEASE: Signing of the Pacific UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027

SAMOA, October 11 - October 11, 2022 Since August 2021, United Nations (UN) teams across the Pacific have worked closely with Pacific governments, civil society, development partners, and the Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific...

French Polynesia announces Coral Reef Protection Plan at Ocean Conference

01 July 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 - The Government of French Polynesia has announced its Coral Reef Protection plan, which aims to protect all coral species this year and then, by 2030, all its coral ecosystems. The announcement was made by...

Pacific science and traditional knowledge take centre stage on final day of UN Ocean Conference

01 July 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC 2022 - Pacific Islands showcasing Pacific solutions to the global ocean crisis took centre stage today. The Pacific’s leading scientific and environmental organisations came together to co-host a side event at...

PRESS RELEASE – UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME;

Samoa launches Human Development Report with new SDG billboards to highlight critical link between the two Uncertain times, Unsettled lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World 28 September 2022 – Apia: Samoa has joined the global launch of...

Meet Penny Spoelder

Meet Penny Spoelder, a sustainable tourism expert with more than 30 years of experience in tourism planning, destination development, sustainable tourism, and project delivery. Penny is a Senior Associate with TRC Tourism. Penny leads planning and...

Joint Statement on Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting September 22,...

UNICEF’s Pacific representative formally introduced to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare.

UNICEF’s Pacific representative formally introduced to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare. PM Hon. Manasseh Sogavare discussing with UNICEF’s Pacific representative Mr. Jonathan Veitch. The new United Nations International Children’s Emergency...

World Leaders Recommit to Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases, Citing Remarkable Progress Since 2012

This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations convened at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new commitments to the collective efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The...

JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Afolau Biomass Gasification Power Plant opens as the first of its kind in Samoa and the region

SAMOA, November 12 - Apia, Samoa – The official dedication of the $11.3 million Tala Afolau Biomass Gasification Power Plant marks a new era for Samoa in its renewable energy efforts. The new Plant will produce five-million-kilowatt an hour (kWh)...

Tackling violence needs boldness & ambition: charting the way forward for REACH

SAMOA, August 21 - United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Apia, Samoa – Stakeholders of the Law and Justice Sector came together today to chart the way forward in tackling violence under the service delivery mode known as REACH or the Rights,...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: NEW NZ/UN PARTNERSHIP WILL ASSIST SAMOA AND 13 OTHER PACIFIC NATIONS

SAMOA, July 21 - Apia/Suva -21 July 2020; The United Nations and New Zealand have agreed to a new partnership that promises to improve the health, lives and livelihoods of thousands of people across the Pacific, including in Samoa. New Zealand has...

E-learning project to minimize disruptions to students’ studies during COVID-19 & future crises

SAMOA, August 27 - JOINT PRESS RELEASE; 27th August 2020 Apia, Samoa – Students from eight schools around the country will be able to access educational materials online, minimizing disruptions to their studies in times of disaster, thanks to a...

UN & MNRE go green for World Environment Day, planting over 600 trees

SAMOA, June 5 - 5th June 2020 – Wearing green and getting dirt under their fingernails may not be the usual order of business on a Friday afternoon, but that’s exactly what UN and MNRE Forestry Division staff did today for World Environment Day,...

Keynote Address by the Hon. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Pacific Regional Conference on Anti-Corruption: Unity Against Corruption from 3 – 6 February 2020, Kiribati.

SAMOA, February 6 - I am honoured to be asked to speak at the opening of this important Pacific Regional Conference on Anti-Corruption: Pacific Unity Against Corruption. I deliver these remarks at a time when, at the beginning of the new decade,...

Applications Open for UNODA Women Scholarship for Peace: Global South Scholarships (Deadline - 31AUG2016)

The Women Scholarship for Peace: Global South is an initiative coordinated by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at Vienna within the so-called Disarmament and Non-proliferation Partnership (DNP) of 27 organizations, all working in the...

Ecotourism can play vital role in maintaining healthy forests

27-09-2011 Rural communities can maximize the benefits of sustainable ecotourism Ecotourists on a guided tour in forests of Uganda. 27 September, 2011 , Rome - The continuing boom in ecotourism has the potential to save endangered forests or...

PACIFIC LEADERS’ DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR WOMEN AND MEN TO LEAD THE 2050 STRATEGY

HONOLULU, HAWAII (Friday 16 September 2022) – On the margins of the 12thPacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL) a high-level women leaders’ dialogue has been held by the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) Women of the...