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Official account of the Pacific Community (SPC). Compte officiel de la Communautรฉ du Pacifique (CPS)
27 Countries & Territories
Joined July 2011
๐ The Pacific Community (SPC) is pleased to announce that Lisa Kingsberry has been appointed the Director of Communications. ๐ Read more about her :
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๐ SPC is pleased to announce that Coral Pasisi has been appointed as the Director of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability. ๐ Read her interview here:
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#COVID19 is a big challenge for the #Pacific. @spc_cps as the #CROP lead in #PublicHealth, has adopted a response framework aimed at supporting staff well-being and business. #PacificHealth @sminchin @psvivili @Cameron_Diver @AumuaA @ManiEvlyn @PJWFoster .
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Happy Independence Day to all out friends in Vanuatu ๐ป๐บ
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Listen to renowned Pacific poet Dr Konai Helu Thaman, as she gives you a snippet of what to expect in the upcoming Poetry Anthology: Rising Tide due to launched on 27 August at @USP. The publication which has been produced under the #PacificPartnership funded by @EUPasifika .
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in Kiribati ๐ฐ๐ฎ
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๐ The Pacific Community (SPC) is pleased to announce that Maria Fuata has been appointed Deputy Director-General Operations and Integration based at SPCโs Headquarters in Noumea. ๐ Read more about Maria Fuata :
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in the Solomon Islands ๐ธ๐ง
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SPC is 73! Founded in Canberra, Australia in 1947 & with more than 70 years of experience in the region, SPC today is the regionโs leading technical & scientific organization consisting of 26 members โ truly Pacific organization governed by the Pacific, for the Pacific.
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Stay tuned for the launch of the @pacificdatahub, a unique digital gateway to all #PacificData. This platform, created & developed in the Pacific, will provide governments, agencies, donors &civil society with a central source of reliable data to help them to make decisions.
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in the Solomon Islands ๐ธ๐ง
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in Kiribati ๐ฐ๐ฎ
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The Pacific Women Lead programme has today announced the appointment of Mereseini Rakuita as the Principal Strategic Lead โ Pacific Women. #PacificWomenLead #PacificPeoples #Pacific #GenderEquality
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in Vanuatu ๐ป๐บ
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#16days โWomen of Nakalawaca village used to spend up to 5hrs a day out at sea catching seafood. Now this takes half the time with their solar-powered boat.โ Amelia Bola, Maritime #GhG Officer, shares a story of how this project helped #genderequality.๐
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Did you know: 12 Pacific Island Countries and 2 States have passed targeted legislation to address Domestic Violence. These laws provide protection mechanisms for those experiencing domestic violence. #RRRT #ThursdaysInBlack
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Partnership to strengthen #fisheries #enforcement to reduce the impact of Illegal Unreported & Unregulated #IUU fishing in the #Blue #Pacific. A new data sharing agreement between @spc_cps @TunaFFA for vessel monitoring system. #PEUMP @EUPasifika @SwedeninTH @TunaFFA @sujiseam
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โMy mother was Grace Molisa, who was Vanuatuโs first published poet,โ Justice Viran Molisa Thiref recites a poem by her late mother titled "Corrective Actions" which is featured in "Rising Tide", an anthology of poems on human rights and social justice @EUPasifika. #RRRT
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Tonga will soon be the first country in the #Pacific to have a legal aid centre specifically dedicated to helping people who are survivors of #domesticviolence. The #FamilyProtection Legal Aid Centre will be opening its doors on Monday 12 March 2018.
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#Polynesia | SPC is pleased to announce that @ElsieFukofuka has been appointed as the Regional Director, Polynesia at the Pacific Community. She is stationed at SPCโs Regional Office in Nukuโalofa. Find out more about her here:
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The Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women & Girls programme has launched a poetry anthology publication comprising a collection of Pacific poems and artworks about human rights and social justice suitable for students in Years 7-13. Read more:.
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Acknowledging our United Nations partners #UNDay2016 - thanks for your cooperation as we work together for sustainable #Pacific development
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๐ Merging tradition with modern #Oceanscience ๐. At the Pacific Islands Ocean Science Conference, Joeli's ancestral tales and Salanieta's fresh insights shone bright. @UNOceanDecade @MFATNZ @dfat @EUPasifika @StateDept #SeaofIslands #OceanKnowledge
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๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ - updated scientific information from @scronin70 helps us understand more about the activity of the volcano over the past few days & its impacts on: . ๐ง Water supplies; ๐ฟ Food crops; and ๐ Marine life. More ๐ . #GEMDiv
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We cannot protect what we do not monitor or understand! The Pacific Community @spc_cps focussed on improving ocean intelligence: more oceans data and better communication of ocean science for informed decision-making, preparation, and resilient development. Happy #WorldOceansDay
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"Community-based fisheries management is fundamental. Projects may fail if the community has not taken the initiative to protect their #marineresources" said Kalena Debrum, Chief Scientist of #CoastalFisheries in #MarshallIslands Marine Resources Authority.
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#PacificPeoples | ๐๐ #FestPAC13 is abuzz with people from over 20 Pacific Island nations coming together to celebrate, preserve, and revitalize the rich tapestry of Pacific arts, culture, and traditions through symposia, performing arts, visual arts, and heritage arts.
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Today we launch our campaign for #16days #orangetheworld as we work with our members & partners to #evaw in #Pacific
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Happy Constitution Day to all our friends in Tonga. ๐น๐ด
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"The 13th Conference of Pacific Women start tomorrow. Proud to have highlighted 70 Inspiring Pacific Women" B. Leduc.
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SPC wishes to express its shock and concern over the volcanic eruption that took place in #Tonga on Saturday. We are keeping a close watch on the impact of this event to communities across the region. We stand ready to support our members during this critical time.
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โToday is a great milestone & I congratulate our Pacific countries, territories, @forumsec & @spc_cps team for helping bring maritime zones to the forefront of our #BluePacific,โ DDG @AumuaA, Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific Conference media briefing chaired by @FakasoaT
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26-year-old self-taught Fijian artist, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavuโs work has become an essential tool in translating the key points and messages coming out of the Inaugural Pacific Island Conference on #OceanScience and Ocean Management. #oceanknowledge #seaofIslands @UNOceanDecade
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#WomenInMaritime โ๏ธ ๐ | A wave of change is coursing through the #maritime industry with the growing recognition of the need to create a more #inclusive, #sustainable, and safer industry. ๐Read more here: | @PacWima #D4WIM
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A technical & scientific partnership to generate better data & understanding of our climate was announced today @#GEOWeek19, focused on understanding the use of satellite & observational data so it can be harnessed to support decision making in the Pacific.
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Happy 50th Independence Day to all our friends in Fiji ๐ซ๐ฏ
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In the Pacific, Vanuatu is leading the way on ocean science by enacting the regionโs first national ocean policy. The Vanuatu Meteorological & Geo Hazards Department (VMGD) have developed an ocean outlook for the public & for specialised users.
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Happy International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples. Celebrating the diversity & uniqueness of people around the globe #weareindigenous
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Delegates from Pacific Island member country and territories together with SPC Senior Executives at the 11th Conference of the Pacific Community in #Noumea, #NewCaledonia. #PacificConference #OceanScience #BluePacific
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#Melanesia | SPC is pleased to announce that Sarah Mecartney has been appointed as the Regional Director, Melanesia at the Pacific Community. We asked her a few questions to get to know her a little better. Find out more here:
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๐We turned 7โฃ5โฃ.โFor 75 years we have proudly worked for the wellbeing of all Pacific people through the application of science and knowledge for developmentโ. Our Director-General Stuart @sMinchin delivers a special message to mark SPCโs 75th anniversary. #SPC75 #PacificPeople
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๐ข Apply now for #Pacific #GenderEquality grants! . Announcing a new round of grants for gender equality through #PacificWomenLead at SPC. ๐ *Applications OPEN from 31 October to 6 December 2022*. โฉ
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#FestPAC13 | The sentiment echoed across all Pacific Island countries at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture is clear: We in the Pacific are a family, and this FestPAC is our family reunion. Hereโs a highlight of this reunion so far!.#PacificPeoples #PacificCultures
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#Atoll nations unite against the exceptional and existential threat caused byย #climatechange: via @spc_cps
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[VAKA MOANA - Ocean Decade laboratories].๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ช - September 16th l 10 am - 12 pm (Fiji time).Vaka Moana: Weaving traditional and modern science to understand current and future ocean conditions. ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
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Season's Greetings from SPC! We wish you a wonderful festive season. We want to take this opportunity to share our sincere thanks for your continued support throughout the past year. Stay safe over the festive period & maintain your good social distancing habits for a better 2021
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A new look Pacific Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting, which started virtually yesterday, has tabled key concerns on the state of coastal fisheries, climate change & marine pollution. @ForumSEC @TunaFFA @SprepChannel @pnatunatweet .
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๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ This week marks 20 years of @spc_cps work in finalising the ocean borders of our countries. These are known as Maritime Boundaries & are critical to secure the rights of our #BluePacific Ocean #GEMDiv #PEUMP #MaritimeZonesMatter
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#ParisAgreement comes into force today yet urgency for #climate action remains for #Pacific people on frontlines #4PacIslands
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๐ข #Pacific #GenderEquality grants coming soon!. Announcing a new round of grants for gender equality for #PacificIsland governments and civil society organisations through @PacWomenLead at SPC. ๐
*Applications OPEN on 31 October 2022* . โฉ โช
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#PacificPeoples l Thursdays in Black was initiated as a peaceful protest by the World Council of Churches in the '80s. Today, it's a global movement, calling for an end to all forms of violence against women & girls. @CommsFWCC @unwomenpacific @ForumSEC @EUPasifika @MFATNZ @dfat
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in Tuvalu. ๐น๐ป
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Read how Naomi Druma, GEMโs Survey Team Leader & Senior Technical Officer (Oceanography) breaks cultural & social boundaries to lead in the field of ICT and Ocean Science in the region. #ChoosetoChallenge #PacificPeoples #PacificWomeninLeadership #IWD2021
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Meet Aurore, a young female #scientist & the first PhD student to be fully funded by @spc_cps. Her 3 year research was on oceanography, biology datasets & superior predators to help identifying areas of high biodiversity. #PacificFisheries @EUPasifika.
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Get ready for the launch of the #PacificDataHub tomorrow @9.30 am Noumea time/11.30 Wellington time. This unique gateway will provide governments, agencies, donors and civil society with a central source of reliable and current data from the Pacific. @pacificdatahub
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Happy National Day to all our friends in ๐ผ๐ธ Samoa!. Do you want to know more about what SPC is doing in Samoa? Check out the Country Reports:
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Did you know the Pacific holds ancient knowledge that is key to a healthy ocean future? Powerful stories & inspiring voices heading into the @UNOceanDecade side event โIndigenous Knowledge Systems & Community-Engaged Ocean Scienceโ on April 10 . #PCCOS @FestpacHawaii
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#SPC 70 Inspiring Women - Suliana Siwatibau, Pioneer, Environment & Community, Fiji @lani_tago.
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#MaritimeZones. The Governments of Fiji and the Solomon Islands sign their shared maritime boundary treaty marking the first boundary to be signed in the #Pacific region in 6 years. Held in Suva, Fiji ahead of this week's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting. #BluePacific
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An agreement signed today in Apia will strengthen cooperation between the @commonwealthsec & @spc_cps on healthcare.
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SPC extends our condolences and sympathies to the family of Mr Nainendra Nand. It was a privilege to have worked with Mr Nand. #PacificPeoples
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An @spc_cps team is deploying #oceanographic instruments along the lagoon& #ocean shoreline in numerous locations throughout #Majuro atoll. It will record wave data over the next 12 months to better prepare the atoll for the impacts of #climatechange. Read
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#RRRT is proud to have supported the printing of Vanuatuโs first ever childrenโs literature book through the Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls programme with funding from the European Union. #PacPartnership .@EUPasifika
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#Culture๐ฌ | Discover "Nations of Water", a documentary exploring climate-induced #migration in the #Pacific and dive into stories of resilience and strength. โถ๏ธ Know more:
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The Pacific Community's (SPC) Land Resources Division Senior Management #EmbraceEquity for #InternationalWomenDay during Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry in Nadi, Fiji. ๐ข Let's all support #women in #agriculture and forestry today! #PWAF2023
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SPC is proud of these ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ from 5 Pacific Island countries, committed to developing policies and regulations that conserve fish stocks & support local communities. ๐ค @uc_lawsf . #FisheriesManagement #PacificFisheries
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#SPC 70 Inspiring Women - Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General,@ForumSEC, Papua New Guinea.@lani_tago @ColinTukuitonga.
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๐#๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ.As of 30 March a little over 260k doses of #COVID19 #vaccine have been administered in 12 #PICTS ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ซ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฌ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐จ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฒ๐ต ๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ง ๐ผ๐ซ๐ซ๐ท.Explore more data: #PacificStats #PacificHealth
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#PacificWomen | โ๏ธ โ ๐ฉ Women in the Pacific #maritime sector face a range of challenges, including limited access to capital and financial resources, a lack of supportive policies and legislation, and low representation in leadership and technical roles. ๐ค @AMSA_News @IMOHQ
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Hey Artists, Creative Enterprises and Cultural Institutions, we have an amazing opportunity for you: The ACP-EU Programme (Pacific) Enhancing capacity for the sustainability of cultural and creative industries Grant Scheme. Apply now: #PacificCCI
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Today, SPC is celebrating 74 years of shared progress with members & partners as it is the regionโs principle scientific & technical organisation that has grown into an international organisation owned & governed by itโs 26 country & territory members.
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#PacificPeoples | "#HumanRights is necessary for the wellbeing of civilisation at any given time," Hon. Siromi Turaga, Fiji's AG & Minister for Justice opens first-ever Pacific Forum on National Human Rights Institutions #NHRIs, supported by .@APFHumanRights @usaidpacificisl
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Happy Independence Day to all our friends in Fiji ๐ซ๐ฏ
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Tuvalu - first in the #Pacific to have a National Human Rights Action Plan (2017) #SPC70 #FastFactFriday
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๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ .Andrick Lal has been working with #Pacific Island Countries & Territories on establishing their #MaritimeZones for more than 20 years. Hear why this work is so critical for our #BluePacific #MaritimeZonesMatter #GEMDiv #PEUMP @spc_cps
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SPC #Statistics for #Development Division has just launched their completely redesigned website in a beta version. It's content & #datadriven & focuses on users who are looking for data/information by topic or country.Tell us what you think #PacificStats.
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"#Climatechange is our greatest challenge, with Pacific communities at its heart. we must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all,"AG Siromi Turaga, Fiji opens Regional Writeshop on #PICs Submissions to ICJ for #ClimateChange funded by @usaidpacificisl @dfat @Sida
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