Pacific Islands Association of Non-governmental Organisations
Date: 20 March 2017 Suva – The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs will host a global gathering of civil society organisations in Suva on 4-7 December this year as part of International Civil Society Week (ICSW) PIANGO executive director, Emele Duituturaga said she was delighted to receive official notification as well as a video of […]
Date: 6 March 2017 SUVA – Indonesia’s scathing attack on Vanuatu at the 34th UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session is an attempt to divert the international community’s attention away from the ongoing human rights violations taking place in West Papua. These sentiments were echoed by the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs(PIANGO)executive director, Emele Duituturaga […]
Date: 20 January 2017 SUVA – Civil societies’ capacities, next generation leadership, community resilience and development effectiveness are expected to be the key priorities of work for the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) in 2017. These areas, says PIANGO executive director, Emele Duituturaga may even continue into […]
Date: 2 December 2016 Suva – The decolonisation of indigenous peoples in Tahiti, New Caledonia, West Papua, and the American territories is intrinsically tied to the sovereignty of the Pacific region. These and the need to expand the definition of fragility to inculcate climate induced vulnerability as a Pacific specific concern are key issues that […]
Date: 11 November 2016 Suva – Umbrella national NGOs for Samoa, Cook Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu yesterday established an interim CSO Polynesian committee to build solidarity around common issues faced by the sub region. Samoa Umbrella for NGOs (SUNGO), Cooks Islands Civil Society Organisation (CICSO), Civil Society Forum of Tonga (CSFT) and Tuvalu Association of […]
Date: 17th August 2016 Suva – The groundswell of support for West Papua across the region is the ideal build up to the upcoming Forum Leaders meeting in Federated States of Micronesia says Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) Executive Director, Emele Duituturaga. Duituturaga made the comments after presenting the issue of West Papua to […]
Date: 22 July 2016 Suva – Samoa needs a legal framework to facilitate meaningful civil society engagement in the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ensure that no part of Samoan society is left behind. These sentiments were echoed at the Action for Sustainable Development (A4SD) facilitated side event at the UN High […]
Date: 19 July 2016 Suva – Last week’s formation of a Pacific Leaders Coalition on West Papua is indicative of the rising wave of regional support for the aspirations of Papuans for self-determination and ending human rights violations suffered. Pacific Islands Association of NGOs executive director, Emele Duituturaga made these comments after a week of […]
Date: 14 July 2016 Suva – The 2016 Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Leaders’ Summit concluded in Honiara with the full participation of the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) as a member of the PIDF Charter. This is the first meeting of Leaders under the new governance structure since the inauguration of the PIDF […]
Suva – Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) has sent legal representatives to the Asia Climate Justice Expert meeting organised by Greenpeace. PIANGO’s senior technical adviser, Laitia Tamata and PIANGO Legal Adviser Makereta Waqavonovono are currently in Bangkok, Thailand attending the second Asia Climate Justice Expert meeting alongside other climate justice experts from the Asian […]
Suva – The Pacific islands Association of NGOs will be monitoring civic spaces in Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papuan New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as a means of ensuring enabling environments exist for CSOs. This follows a training in Johannesburg, South Africa held on 24 – 26 of May 2016 and attended by PIANGO […]
Decolonization is an interesting concept as it requires an understanding of the next generation transformational thinking to be engaged personally in the process of decolonizing one’s mind, realizing that most of what we now have as our values, traditions and cultures were actually imposed on us by our Colonizers. The ability to and the process […]
Who we are Bread for the World – Protestant Development Service is the globally active development and relief agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany. In more than 90 countries all across the globe we empower the poor and marginalised to improve their living conditions. Key issues of our work are food security, the promotion […]
Country: Tuvalu Current Time in Tuvalu: NLU Name: Tuvalu Association of NGOs – TANGO Location: Tamaga Tahi Building, Seimeana Postal Address: P O Box 136, Funafuti, Tuvalu Telephone: (688) 20759 Fax: NA Email: tango@piango.net Vision: Our vision for TANGO is to become an efficient organisation working for the betterment of the […]
Country: Solomon Islands Current Time in Honiara: NLU Name: Development Service Exchange – DSE Contact Details: Ms Nancy Jolo, General Secretary Location: Lombi Crescent, New Chinatown Postal Address: P.O.Box 556, Honiara, Solomon Islands Telephone: (677) 23 760 Fax: (677) 27 414 Email: dse@piango.net Organisational Structure: Yes Governance Structure: Yes Number of Members: 68 […]
Country: New Zealand Current Time in Wellington NLU Name: Council for International Development – CID Contact Details: Josie Pagani Postal Address: P.O. Box 24-228 Manners St Wellington 6142 New Zealand Telephone: +64 29 9050207 Physical Address: Level 13, 49 Boulcott St Wellington Email: cid@piango.net Web: www.cid.org.nz www.ndrf.org.nz Organisational Structure: Incorporated Society: The Council for International […]
Country: Cook Islands Current Time in Cook Islands: NLU Name: The Cook Islands Civil Society Organisations Inc. – CICSO Contact Details: Ms Ngara Katuke – President Location: Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Postal Address: c/- Ministry of Education, PO Box 97, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Telephone: (682)29 357 Fax: (682)28 357 Email: cicso@piango.net Organisational Structure: Yes […]
PRNGO Pacific Regional Non-Governmental Organisations (PRNGOs) meet regularly to discuss issues of common concern. There are currently 13 organisations within the PRNGO group. Council of Pacific Education (COPE) Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) Foundations of the People of the South Pacific (FSPI) Greenpeace Pacific Foundation for the Advancement of Women (PACFAW) […]
PIANGO STRATEGY 2020 – 2030 INTRODUCTION Purpose of this document This document presents PIANGO’s strategy for 2020-2030 and articulates the change agenda the organization and its network of national umbrella platforms across the Pacific region have committed to. It acknowledges the achievements PIANGO made under Strategic Plan 2017 – 2020, builds on current strengths, and […]
For over 30 years, PIANGO has served the Pacific through strengthening and building the capacity of NGOs and the civil society sector through giving the sector a voice in policy formulation and strengthening its member umbrella organisations in the 25 Pacific countries and territories. As a regional network of NGO coordinating bodies known as National […]