NATIONAL DAY – VANUATU
Independence Day is a public holiday in Vanuatu observed on July 30th each year. This is the National Day of Vanuatu and marks the end of colonial rule by Britain…
VACCINE INEQUITY UNDERMINING GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
New Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Vaccine Equity finds low-income countries would add $38 billion to their GDP forecast for 2021 if they had the same vaccination rate as high-income countries.…
‘TRULY GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION’ CALLED FOR
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has called on countries to ensure that plans to recover from the pandemic support progress towards the…
1 IN 3 COUNTRIES ARE YET TO HELP STUDENTS CATCH UP ON THEIR LEARNING
Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programmes post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD…
NATIONAL DAY – SOLOMON ISLANDS
Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu. Its…
SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORT NETWORK IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved support of almost $150 million to boost land and maritime connectivity in Solomon Islands. ADB is providing a grant of $74.5 million sourced…
NATIONAL DAY – SAMOA
On January 1st 1962, Western Samoa achieved its independence from New Zealand. Nevertheless, this day is observed on June 1st and is still acknowledged by the Samoan society in New…