#LiteracyDay | Meet Sarah Mecartney, the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Regional Director for Melanesia, highlighting the use of language and literacy for communication, accessing knowledge and participating fully in Pacific communities. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade More: spc.int/updates/blog/2…

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Happy 49th Independence Day Papua New Guinea. Enjoying the rich culture and heritage from Port Vila Vanuatu

Yesterday we marked Pinktober with students from Peter Pan Grammar & Central School, along with invited guests who shared their personal experiences and lessons learnt with breast cancer. A cheque donation of 50,000vt was also made to the IKKANA Cancer Foundation.

A truly exquisite new single / performance from the awesome Alli-D. Based on a Tanna kastom story. Really lush arrangement. youtube.com/watch?v=ITZzU2…

Vanuatu and the MSG could not have had a better counsel than you @julian_aguon and your amazing team at Blue Ocean Law !

The Vanuatu National Audit Office is set for demolition today due to earthquake damage. The VMF has successfully removed all important files. #earthquakeChallenge #PortVila #demolish #buildinginpublic

Melanesian Spearhead Group DG Leonard Louma & SPC DG Dr Stuart Minchin signed the Exchange of Letters at #Honiara, reinforcing our shared commitment to regional cooperation. Dr Minchin also thanked MSG for supporting #Vanuatu post-earthquake, highlighting Pacific solidarity.

SPC DG Dr. Stuart Minchin paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Hon. Jeremiah Manel, during the Honiara Summit. DG Minchin congratulated the Solomon Islands on hosting the event and discussed SPC initiatives while exploring further collaboration.

On the margins of the #Honiara Summit, SPC's DG Stuart Minchin visited SINU, engaging students and faculty on Earth Observation and Digital Earth Pacific's role in shaping the Pacific's future. Check out Digital Earth Pacific at: digitalearthpacific.org

#OceanScience 🌊 | #Vanuatu 🇻🇺 is empowering its youth! Early Career Ocean Professionals like Nastasia Shing, Nazymento Sine & Sitiveni Apia Andrew are leading the way in shaping & driving #oceanpolicy. 🙌 #ECOP #PCCOS Know more: bit.ly/3FJA6hn

The 2025 Sot Sot Storian (microfiction) comp is open! 🔥Theme: culture & identity in Vanuatu. Write a story (max 150 words) on how culture is woven into daily life in Bislama, English, French or vernacular. Free entry, great prizes. Dead-line: 30 June. ⁦MelanesianWomenToday⁩

📢 The Status of Pacific Education Report 2024 (SOPER24) was launched in PNG at the Pacific Education Ministers' Conference. It highlights progress toward #SDG4 and key insights to strengthen education in the region. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4jl0ehb

🫵 Are you an Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP)? 🌊 An ECOP is anyone early in their ocean journey, from science to art.🌍Therese from Nauru and Nazymento from Vanuatu share how the ECOP Programme is helping them grow and impact the ocean sector. ▶️ bit.ly/4juhQHV

So exciting to see the submissions for this year’s Sot Sot Storian, Vanuatu’s microfiction competition, now in its 2nd year. Sign language, who’d thought! Vanuatu writers, you continue to surprise and inspire 💪🏾🇻🇺 ⁦Rebecca T. Olul-Hossen⁩ ⁦Anna Naupa⁩ dailypost.vu/news/sot-sot-s…

🤝 New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade and the Pacific Community have strengthened their partnership with the announcement of NZD 5 million in funding to advance ocean science in collaboration with 22 #Pacific Island countries and territories. 🔗 bit.ly/41bnPKS

At the 8th Pacific Ministers of Culture Meeting, New Caledonia was officially endorsed as the host of FestPAC14 in 2028. SPC stands proudly alongside our members, ready to provide technical support as New Caledonia prepares to welcome the region in 2028.

In Vanuatu, forestry officers are trained to identify invasive plant species. Applying the skills to DE Pacific's machine learning, they are able to make informed decisions. This collaboration between Vanuatu’s Department of Forestry, SPC's GEM, LRD & CCES bit.ly/4no2Ygi

📣 Calling all young Pacific storytellers! SPC invites students aged 8–18 to enter the Regional Short Story Writing Competition! ✍️🌊 Top 20 stories will be published & shared with schools across the Pacific! 🗓️ Deadline: 30 Nov 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3VQtGC5

The #ocean teaches rhythm, patience, and connection. 🌊In Vanuatu, Chloe Molou of the Erromango Cultural Association leads the “Netai en Namou Toc” (Stories of Our Mother Ocean) project to revive and record ancestral ocean knowledge. Know more: bit.ly/4ohNvhX