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…
RESKILLING AND LABOUR MIGRATION VITAL TO THE PACIFIC’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
While the Pacific and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have avoided some of the worst health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the closure of international travel and lockdowns to curb the…
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN ISLAND STATES
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable nations to climate change in the world. Yet, many island states are also leading in the global response to climate…
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
Building resilience for sustainable trade, tourism, transport infrastructure and development. Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as the Caribbean Island of Grenada, face a double exposure to external economic and environmental…
TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD
Thousands of children living in the Pacific Islands remain in urgent need in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Harold, a category five cyclone that tore through Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga causing widespread destruction to…