SPC
02 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) held a training session on gender and climate change for Fiji officers from government ministries and NGOs, aimed at strengthening participants’ understanding of the gender analysis approach, and enabling them to apply gender analysis in the context of climate change. The training convened from 20-22 June 2012, in Suva, Fiji.
According to SPC, understanding the different roles of women, men, youth and children, is critical to...
29 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) hosted a meeting of the the Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO), a regional plant protection organization recognized by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), and a Regional Technical Meeting of Plant Protection (RTMPP) to discuss phytosanitary issues including pest and disease control, quarantine measures, international trade and implementation of international standards.
PPPO members addressed its strategic...
26 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have released a policy brief on gender policy, targeting Pacific delegates to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio +20). The brief seeks to ensure that delegates take into consideration gender equality commitments made at the regional and international levels.
Titled “Rio+20: Important issues for Pacific Island women,” the brief includes sections on: the...
20 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) hosted representatives of the Union des Femmes Francophones d’Océanie (Union of Francophone Pacific Women) from 10-14 June 2012, for a workshop on gender analysis of poverty.
According to SPC, the workshop was attended by 30 representatives of women’s civil society organizations from French Polynesia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia. The aim of the workshop was to build capacity to undertake gender analysis of...
18 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji, have provided training to Fiji and Tuvalu biosecurity staff in managing risks related to trade in agricultural products.
The training, which convened from 11-14 June 2012, in Suva, Fiji, focused on pest and disease identification, and was attended by 15 officers from the two countries. According to SPC, the training is part of New...
