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Deputy UN High Commissioner on Human Rights hears Fiji and Pacific CSOs
05th April 2019
Civil Society Representatives commend the commitment of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to actively engage with Fiji and Pacific human rights defenders and civil society actors in putting human rights at the heart of their collaboration in accordance with the UN Charter.
Balance for better, PIANGO pressed for progress
08th March 2019
"Right now is a great and important time in history to do everything possible to help forge a more gender-equal and gender-balanced world. Women have come a long way, yet there’s still more to be achieved,"Duituturaga said.
Marshall Island CSO Umbrella Body appoints Laitia Tamata as new Director
05th March 2019
The Marshall Islands Council of Non-Government Organizations (MICNGOs) has appointed Laitia Tamata of Fiji as their new Director.
SAMOA CSOs supported to influence Post Cotonou negotiations
04th March 2019
The government of Samoa has the lead role in the Post Cotonou Central Negotiating team, and CSOs have been organising to be strategically influence Pacific governments, the ACP and the EU for the negotiations.
Nuclear victims remembrance day, lest we forget.
01st March 2019
Today, March 1 is Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day in the Marshall Islands, which is a national holiday there. This day commemorates the victims and survivors of nuclear testing done in the area in the 1950s.
Ensure disability inclusion and ownership in humanitarian responses
28th February 2019
There is a need to build meaningful relationship, create enabling space that gain the trust of people living with disability.
Pacific Island governments cautioned about seabed mining impacts
14th February 2019
Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisation (PIANGO) has cautioned Pacific Islands government to recognise the risks of seabed mining on marine environments, cultures and livelihoods.
Pacific CSOs Scrutinise Post Cotonou Proposals
07th February 2019
Pacific Civil Society Organisations (CSO) convened, for the third time, yesterday in Suva to analyse the Frameworks for Post Cotonou Agreement.
PIANGO pledge with churches for human rights and justice
05th February 2019
THE Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) and Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) are looking to strengthening relations to promote human rights and social justice as servant communities.